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Priory Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MM049. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure whose physical remains are consistent with Iron Age settlement patterns, though the precise dating and function of the monument remain matters requiring further archaeological investigation. Such enclosures in the Welsh landscape typically served defensive, administrative, or communal purposes during the later prehistoric period. The monument's survival as an earthwork feature makes it an important resource for understanding prehistoric settlement hierarchy and land use in Wales.
Priory Wood Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM049. View the official record →
Priory Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MM049. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM049.
Priory Wood Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Priory Wood 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 MM049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Julian's Wood Camp (2.4 km), Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood (2.5 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (2.8 km).
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