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Pen-y-Castell Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM240. The site comprises defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortifications, featuring ramparts and ditches constructed to command strategic views of the surrounding landscape. Such hillforts served as centres of settlement, storage, and refuge during the Iron Age period, reflecting the social organisation and defensive requirements of prehistoric Welsh communities. The physical remains at Pen-y-Castell preserve evidence of this important phase of Welsh prehistory, though detailed archaeological investigation would be required to establish its precise chronology and functional characteristics within the Iron Age sequence.
Pen-y-Castell Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM240. View the official record →
Pen-y-Castell Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM240. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM240.
Pen-y-Castell Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen-y-Castell 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 GM240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hutchwns round barrow (5.8 km), Merthyr Mawr Warren (6.1 km), Candleston Castle (6.2 km).
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