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Old Castle Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Welsh coast, occupying a naturally defensible headland position that would have provided strategic control over maritime approaches. The site is defended by substantial earthwork banks and ditches that cut across the promontory, creating a strongly fortified enclosure characteristic of Iron Age coastal settlements in Wales. The monument is scheduled under the Cadw heritage designation (SAM GM193) in recognition of its archaeological significance and the survival of its defensive features. The fort represents an important example of later prehistoric settlement patterns along the Welsh coastline, where prominent headland locations were exploited for both defence and their command of sea routes and coastal resources.
Old Castle Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM193. View the official record →
Old Castle Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Welsh coast, occupying a naturally defensible headland position that would have provided strategic control over maritime approaches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM193.
Old Castle 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 Britain.
Old Castle 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 GM193.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lewes Castle Promontory Fort (0.9 km), Thurba Camp (1.6 km), Promontory Fort on Worms Head (1.7 km).
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