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Nash Point Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM033. The site occupies the headland at Nash Point, where Early Jurassic claystone bedrock rises from the coastal landscape. This geological foundation has shaped both the monument's preservation and its strategic position, offering commanding views across the Bristol Channel and the surrounding terrain.
Hillforts of this type typically served multiple functions during the Iron Age and earlier periods, providing defended settlements, gathering places, and centres of territorial control. The claystone geology at Nash Point would have presented both opportunities and challenges to its ancient builders; whilst providing a naturally elevated and defensible position, the soft bedrock demands careful construction of ramparts and enclosures to prevent subsidence and erosion on the exposed coastal headland.
The precise dating and developmental phases of Nash Point Camp remain subjects of archaeological study, as is common with many Welsh hillforts. Its survival reflects both its protected status and the particular environmental conditions of the headland, where the durable claystone has prevented the kind of intensive agricultural development that has destroyed many similar monuments elsewhere in Britain. The site continues to offer potential for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and coastal occupation in this region.
Nash Point Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM033. View the official record →
Nash Point Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM033.
Nash Point 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.
Nash Point 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 GM033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nash Point Round Barrows (0.7 km), Area of Shrunken Medieval Village (1.5 km), St Donat's Churchyard Cross (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Nash Point 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.
Nash Point Camp stands on Early Jurassic claystone, bedrock that formed in the Early Jurassic. The rock here is claystone.