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Pen y Foel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG010. The site comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate enclosure with defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortified settlements, representing an important example of prehistoric territorial control and settlement hierarchy. The camp's elevated position provides commanding views of the surrounding landscape, a characteristic feature of hillforts constructed during the Iron Age period, roughly between the eighth and first centuries BC. Such fortifications served defensive, administrative, and possibly ritual functions within Iron Age societies, and Pen y Foel Camp contributes valuable archaeological evidence to understanding settlement patterns and land use in prehistoric Wales.
Pen y Foel Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG010. View the official record →
Pen y Foel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG010. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG010.
Pen y Foel 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 Foel 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 MG010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) (8.2 km), Pen-y-Gaer Camp (9.1 km), Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle (9.6 km).
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