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Paviland Camp is a Prehistoric Defence or promontory fort situated on the Glamorgan coast of South Wales. The site occupies a headland position and is defended by a series of earthwork banks and ditches that cut across the promontory, utilising the natural cliff edges as additional defensive barriers. Dating evidence suggests occupation during the Iron Age, when such promontory forts served as coastal strongholds for settlement, resource control, or seasonal gathering. The monument is recorded in the Cadw schedule of ancient monuments under reference GM131 and represents an important example of Welsh Iron Age defensive settlement.
Paviland Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM131. View the official record →
Paviland Camp is a Prehistoric Defence or promontory fort situated on the Glamorgan coast of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM131.
Paviland 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 the UK.
Paviland 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 GM131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Paviland Cave (0.1 km), Horse Cliff Camp (0.2 km), Cave 40m SE of Deborah's Hole (0.4 km).
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