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Pen y Garn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Iron Age defensive settlement practices in south Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork with ramparts and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, constructed to command views across the surrounding landscape and provide defensive advantage. The site's defensive architecture reflects the military concerns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the region during the later prehistoric period. Pen y Garn Camp remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and defensive strategy in south Wales.
Pen y Garn Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM150. View the official record →
Pen y Garn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Iron Age defensive settlement practices in south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM150.
Pen y Garn 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 Garn 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 CM150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Dryslwyn (2.6 km), Grongaer (2.6 km), Cairn 150m ESE of Garnbig (3.2 km).
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