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Park Camp is a prehistoric rath situated on bedrock of the Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Westphalian period. The site sits upon coal-bearing strata typical of the South Wales coalfield landscape, with ironstone and ferricrete deposits present in the underlying geology.
A rath is a circular or oval earthwork characteristic of Iron Age settlement in Britain and Ireland, typically comprising a single or multiple banks with external ditches serving defensive and stock-control functions. Park Camp represents this form of fortified homestead within its Welsh landscape context, where such monuments are found distributed across suitable agricultural terrain.
The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage conservation authority, registered under reference PE261. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures statutory protection of the monument and its setting against damage or disturbance, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement practices and social organisation in this region of Wales.
Park Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE261. View the official record →
Park Camp is a prehistoric rath situated on bedrock of the Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Westphalian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE261.
Park Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Park 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 PE261.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hodgeston Moated Site (6.4 km), Whitewell (6.6 km), The Old Palace, Lydstep (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Park 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.
Park Camp stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.