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Prehistoric · Hillfort

Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL009
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Flintshire, Wales, situated on elevated ground that afforded commanding views of the surrounding landscape. The monument comprises a series of concentric defensive earthworks, including substantial banks and ditches that characterise Iron Age fortification practices in Wales. Dating to the Iron Age period, the site reflects the defensive strategies and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in North Wales during the centuries preceding the Roman conquest. The hillfort's physical remains, preserved as Scheduled Ancient Monument FL009, continue to demonstrate the engineering capabilities and territorial significance of its Iron Age inhabitants.

Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL009. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp?

Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Flintshire, Wales, situated on elevated ground that afforded commanding views of the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL009.

What period does Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp date from?

Pen-y-Cloddiau 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp?

Pen-y-Cloddiau 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 FL009.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Arthur Camp (2.3 km), Moel-y-Gaer Camp (6.2 km), Coed Clwyd Cairns (7.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moel Arthur Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort2.3 km
Moel-y-Gaer Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort6.2 km
Coed Clwyd Cairns
Prehistoric · Round Barrow7.1 km
Rhewl Round Barrows
Prehistoric · Round Barrow7.4 km
Moel Fenlli Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort8.3 km
Moel Eithinen Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow9 km
Ruthin Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates & Screen
Post Medieval/Modern · Gate9.3 km
Maen Huail Historic Stone
Unknown · Stone9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp

Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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