© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Penrhos Camp is a Post Medieval fortified earthwork located in Wales, constructed during the English Civil War period in the seventeenth century. The site comprises defensive earthen banks and ditches characteristic of Civil War military engineering, designed to command its locality and provide strategic advantage during the conflict between Parliamentarian and Royalist forces. The earthwork's physical remains demonstrate the practical fortification methods employed by both sides during the 1640s, before such field fortifications were subsequently abandoned or dismantled following the Restoration. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection (SAM MM011), Penrhos Camp preserves important archaeological evidence of Civil War military activity and territorial control in Wales.
Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM011. View the official record →
Penrhos Camp is a Post Medieval fortified earthwork located in Wales, constructed during the English Civil War period in the seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM011.
Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) 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 MM011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Julian's Wood Camp (2.7 km), Newport Castle (4.5 km), Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood (4.7 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks)