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Pen-Isa'r-Waen Camp is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN050. The site sits upon Lower Cambrian bedrock, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Early Cambrian period, which provides a firm foundation of ancient stone beneath the archaeological layers.
The monument belongs to a class of prehistoric domestic structures characterised by circular or oval stone foundations that once supported timber-framed roundhouses. These enclosed hut circles, typically dating to the Iron Age or Bronze Age, reveal the settlement patterns and domestic arrangements of early Welsh communities. The construction method took advantage of the naturally occurring stone, quarried from or exposed by the Lower Cambrian geology underlying the site.
The scheduled monument status reflects the archaeological significance of this well-preserved example of prehistoric settlement architecture. Such enclosed hut circles contribute important evidence to understanding how people organised their domestic spaces, chose defensible locations, and exploited local stone resources in prehistoric Wales. The site's protected status ensures its preservation for future research and public understanding of early Welsh settlement history.
Pen-Isa'r-Waen Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN050. View the official record →
Pen-Isa'r-Waen Camp is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN050.
Pen-Isa'r-Waen Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen-Isa'r-Waen 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 CN050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ystrad Rural Settlement (6.4 km), Hafod-y-Wern Long Hut (7 km), Cwm Brwynog Deserted Rural Settlement (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pen-Isa'r-Waen 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.
Pen-Isa'r-Waen Camp stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.