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Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a univallate hillfort situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an approximately circular or oval interior, a characteristic defensive arrangement of its period. Located at Cadw designation SAM BR154, the site represents one of the fortified settlements that formed part of the Iron Age settlement pattern across the Brecon Beacons region. The hillfort would have served both defensive and communal functions for the Iron Age communities of South Wales.
Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR154. View the official record →
Plas-y-Gaer Camp is a univallate hillfort situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age. 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 the UK.
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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