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Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM055. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents a defensive settlement typical of the period, with earthworks that would have enclosed and protected a community of considerable size. The hillfort's physical remains comprise substantial banks and ditches that define its perimeter, demonstrating the significant labour investment made by its inhabitants in constructing these fortifications. Such hillforts served as communal centres for habitation, storage, and refuge during the Iron Age occupation of the Welsh uplands, reflecting the social organisation and defensive strategies of prehistoric Welsh society.
Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM055. View the official record →
Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM055. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM055.
Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) 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 GM055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ergyd Isaf Round Barrows (6.2 km), Ergyd Uchaf Round Barrow (6.7 km), Chain Home Low Radar Station, Margam (7.7 km).
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