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Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, commanding a prominent position within the landscape of the Beacons region. The site is defended by substantial earthwork banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in Wales, though occupation may have extended across multiple prehistoric periods. The fort would have served both defensive and administrative functions, controlling movement and trade across the local terrain during the pre-Roman Iron Age. Archaeological evidence and its structural characteristics place the site within the broader tradition of Welsh hillforts that flourished in the first millennium BC, though the precise dating and phases of occupation remain subjects of continuing study.
Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR154. View the official record →
Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, commanding a prominent position within the landscape of the Beacons region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR154.
Plas-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 Britain.
Plas-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 BR154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Cwareli Longhouse and Long Hut (3.8 km), Blaen Glyn Round Cairn (6.3 km), Lower Neuadd Standing Stone (6.8 km).
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