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Mynydd Bach Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales on high ground underlain by Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period. The site occupies commanding terrain where the underlying geology would have provided stone suitable for construction of defensive earthworks and domestic structures.
The hillfort is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference DE120, reflecting its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and territorial occupation. Such sites typically date from the Iron Age, though some may have earlier origins, and represent a common form of settlement in upland Wales during this period.
The camp's elevated position on this geological formation would have offered strategic advantages for surveillance of surrounding lands and control of local resources. The landscape geology has shaped both the site's defensibility and the availability of materials for its construction, making Mynydd Bach Camp an important record of how prehistoric communities adapted to and exploited their Welsh upland environment.
Mynydd Bach Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE120. View the official record →
Mynydd Bach Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales on high ground underlain by Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE120.
Mynydd Bach Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Bach Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tomen Garmon (1.4 km), Y Foel Ddu Round Barrow (3.3 km), Y Garnedd Wen Round Cairn (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Bach Camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mynydd Bach Camp stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.