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Parc-Cynog Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated inland in Wales. The monument occupies a naturally defensible position where the topography provides steep slopes that would have required minimal artificial fortification. The underlying bedrock of Pridoli rocks—comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone—forms part of the solid geology of this region. The fort exemplifies the settlement strategy of Iron Age communities who selected prominent headlands and spurs to establish enclosed settlements, controlling territory and protecting inhabitants and livestock.
The site's promontory location offered significant defensive advantages, with natural scarps reducing the length of rampart required to create an enclosed settlement. Such positions were chosen by prehistoric peoples for their commanding views of surrounding land and water routes, facilitating both defence and the monitoring of economic activity. The earthwork fortifications, constructed across the neck of the spur, would have created a secure refuge with controlled access.
Parc-Cynog Camp is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage conservation body, with the reference number CM138. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, reflecting the social and economic organisation of prehistoric Welsh communities who occupied such fortified sites for extended periods.
Parc-Cynog Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM138. View the official record →
Parc-Cynog Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated inland in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM138.
Parc-Cynog Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Parc-Cynog 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 CM138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pant-Glas Camp (0.6 km), Castle-Lloyd Round Barrow (1.2 km), Castle-Lloyd Camp (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Parc-Cynog 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.
Parc-Cynog Camp stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.