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Nant Herbert Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM244. The site sits upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, deposited during the Westphalian period and comprising mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This geology has shaped both the landscape and the choice of location for the enclosure.
The camp represents a significant example of prehistoric settlement or ceremonial activity in the Welsh uplands. Its defensive or communal character is expressed through the earthwork enclosure that gives the monument its name. The surrounding topography, influenced by the underlying coal measures geology, would have afforded particular advantages to those who constructed and occupied the site in prehistoric times.
The survival of Nant Herbert Camp as an earthwork monument reflects the protective qualities of its setting on higher ground. Understanding this site contributes to knowledge of prehistoric land use and social organisation in South Wales during periods when communities were increasingly establishing fixed settlements and gathering places across the landscape.
Nant Herbert Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM244. View the official record →
Nant Herbert Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM244.
Nant Herbert Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Nant Herbert 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 GM244.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Margam Medieval Bath House (7.3 km), Half Moon Camp (7.6 km), Mynydd y Castell Camp (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Nant Herbert 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.
Nant Herbert Camp stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.