© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Pen Coed-Foel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. The site is defined by defensive earthworks comprising an outer bank and ditch system that encloses the hilltop, characteristic of the fortified settlement pattern prevalent in Iron Age Britain. Its strategic location provides commanding views across the surrounding landscape, typical of hillforts constructed for both defensive and territorial purposes during this era. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and land use in the Ceredigion region.
Pen Coed-Foel Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD017. View the official record →
Pen Coed-Foel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD017.
Pen Coed-Foel Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen Coed-Foel 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 CD017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairns & Standing Stone SW of Blaen-Nant-Rhys (7 km), Castell Du Castle Mound (8.8 km), Carn Wen Round Barrow (9.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Pen Coed-Foel Camp