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Pen-y-Corddyn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference DE008. The fort occupies ground underlain by Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, a geological sequence dominated by limestone interbedded with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous strata. This solid bedrock foundation would have presented both advantages and challenges to the fort's builders, offering natural strength but requiring considerable labour to construct defences through or upon such resistant stone.
The hillfort exemplifies the defensive settlement pattern established across Iron Age Britain, though this particular site may have origins in the Bronze Age. Its location in the Welsh uplands reflects the strategic positioning typical of such monuments, commanding views across surrounding terrain. The underlying geology of mixed limestone and sandstone, characteristic of the Dinantian sequence, would have influenced both the available building stone for ramparts and the natural topography upon which the fort's builders chose to establish their settlement.
Today Pen-y-Corddyn Camp remains an important witness to prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales, preserved within the Cadw estate as a record of Iron Age or earlier territorial organisation and communal defence. The monument's survival allows study of how prehistoric communities adapted to the local landscape and geology in constructing their fortified settlements.
Pen-y-Corddyn Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE008. View the official record →
Pen-y-Corddyn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference DE008.
Pen-y-Corddyn 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-Corddyn 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 DE008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Cawr Hillfort (2 km), The Mount, Abergele (3.3 km), Mynydd y Gaer Camp (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pen-y-Corddyn 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-y-Corddyn Camp stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.