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Prehistoric · Hillfort

Pentre Camp

Wales
Cadw SAM MG129
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pentre Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG129. The site consists of a substantial univallate defence comprising a single rampart with an external ditch, typical of Iron Age fortifications in South Wales. Its strategic position and construction indicate it served as a defended settlement during the later prehistoric period, likely dating to the Iron Age, when such hillforts functioned as centres of habitation, refuge, and territorial control. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the Welsh Marches region.

Pentre Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG129. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pentre Camp?

Pentre Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG129. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG129.

What period does Pentre Camp date from?

Pentre 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Pentre Camp?

Pentre 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 MG129.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pentre Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Colstey Bank Iron Age enclosure (7.7 km), Offa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn Bronydd (8.4 km), Bicton motte and bailey castle (8.9 km).

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