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Old Warren Hill Hillfort is a prehistoric defended settlement situated in Wales on bedrock of Llandovery sandstone and conglomerate. The underlying geology of interbedded layers would have offered natural outcrops suitable for extraction and use in fortification construction. The site commands views across its local landscape, a typical siting strategy for hillforts of the Iron Age period, enabling observation of approach routes and control of surrounding territory.
The hillfort's defences reflect the standard architectural responses of prehistoric communities to warfare and territorial competition. Constructed with ramparts and ditches positioned to exploit the natural contours of the hill, the fort demonstrates the considerable labour investment required to establish such installations. The choice of location on Llandovery bedrock provided a stable foundation and natural defensive advantages inherent to the underlying rock formations.
Old Warren Hill Hillfort is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CD168, ensuring its preservation as an important archaeological resource. The site contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies across Wales. Its survival allows future study of prehistoric fortification techniques and the communities that constructed and occupied these significant landscape features.
Old Warren Hill Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD168. View the official record →
Old Warren Hill Hillfort is a prehistoric defended settlement situated in Wales on bedrock of Llandovery sandstone and conglomerate. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD168.
Old Warren Hill Hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Old Warren Hill Hillfort 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 CD168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gors Defended Enclosure (2.1 km), Pant Mawr Hillfort (3 km), Castle Hill Sculptured Stone (Moved into Llanilar Church) (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Old Warren Hill Hillfort'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.
Old Warren Hill Hillfort stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.