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Pen y Clun Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM MG031. The site represents Iron Age defensive settlement strategy, commanding a prominent hilltop position typical of such fortifications constructed during the later prehistoric period. The camp is characterised by its defensive earthworks, which comprise banks and ditches arranged to protect settlement areas on the hilltop, reflecting the territorial and security concerns of Iron Age communities in Wales. Such hillforts served dual purposes as centres of habitation and control, demonstrating the sophisticated defensive architecture and landscape management practices of Iron Age Welsh society.
Pen y Clun Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG031. View the official record →
Pen y Clun Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM MG031. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG031.
Pen y Clun 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 Clun 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 MG031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penyclun Lead Mine (0.6 km), Bryn-tail Leadworks (1.1 km), Pen-y-Gaer Camp (1.8 km).
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