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Pen-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Merionethshire, Wales, and forms part of the Iron Age defensive settlement pattern characteristic of the region. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising ramparts and ditches that enclose the hilltop, typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistory of Britain. Its strategic position on elevated terrain reflects the defensive priorities of Iron Age communities in Wales, where such fortified sites served as focal points for settlement, resource storage, and territorial control. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments database as MG155, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and social organisation in medieval and prehistoric Wales.
Pen-y-Gaer Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG155. View the official record →
Pen-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Merionethshire, Wales, and forms part of the Iron Age defensive settlement pattern characteristic of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG155.
Pen-y-Gaer 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-Gaer 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 MG155.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tomen Madoc Castle Mound (6.8 km), Great Cloddiau Camp (7 km), Camp SW of Great Cloddiau Farm (revealed by aerial photography) (7 km).
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