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Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Flintshire, Wales, commanding the landscape from its elevated position. The monument consists of a series of defensive earthworks comprising multiple ramparts and ditches that encircle the summit, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements of the later prehistoric period. The site's defensive architecture reflects the strategic importance of territorial control during the Iron Age, when such hillforts served as centres of power, refuge, and communal gathering. The earthwork remains, though partially eroded by time, continue to demonstrate the substantial labour investment undertaken by Iron Age communities in constructing these formidable defensive structures.
Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL009. View the official record →
Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Flintshire, Wales, commanding the landscape from its elevated position. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL009.
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 Britain.
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.
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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