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Napps Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Carmarthenshire coast in Wales. The site occupies a naturally defensible headland position and is defined by substantial earthwork defences, characteristic of Iron Age fortification strategies in Wales. Its coastal situation suggests economic significance tied to maritime activity and trade, a common feature of promontory forts in this period. The monument is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the designation CM019 by Cadw, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding Iron Age settlement and defence patterns in south Wales.
Napps Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM019. View the official record →
Napps Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Carmarthenshire coast in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM019.
Napps Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - coastal. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Napps 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 CM019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Morfa-Bychan Burial Chambers, Cairns, House Sites & Fields (0.6 km), Garness Farm, round barrow 400m to SW of (1.5 km), Castle-Lloyd Camp (2.2 km).
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