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Pared Mawr Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Conwy coast in North Wales, positioned to take advantage of natural coastal defences. The site consists of a substantial defensive bank and ditch system that cuts across a rocky promontory, creating an enclosed settlement area. Dating to the Iron Age, the fort exemplifies the defensive settlement strategy employed by Iron Age communities in Wales, utilising the dramatic coastal topography as part of its fortification scheme. The monument is recorded in the Cadw schedule of ancient monuments under reference SAM CN103.
Pared Mawr Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN103. View the official record →
Pared Mawr Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Conwy coast in North Wales, positioned to take advantage of natural coastal defences. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN103.
Pared Mawr 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.
Pared Mawr 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 CN103.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cilan-Uchaf Burial Chamber (1.2 km), Inscribed Stone in St Cian's Churchyard, Llangian (4.3 km), Hut Circle at Cae-Cerig-Isaf (6.3 km).
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