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Sibwll Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG136. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow geological period. This solid foundation of mixed sedimentary strata would have provided a relatively stable base for settlement, though the softer mudstone and siltstone components would have weathered more readily than the sandstone layers, creating a varied terrain across the enclosure's footprint.
The camp belongs to a tradition of defended settlements common across prehistoric Britain, constructed to enclose and protect livestock and inhabitants. Its survival as an earthwork monument reflects the durability of its setting; the resistant Ludlow sandstone outcrops would have offered suitable stone for construction, whilst the surrounding woodland—from which the site takes its name—has aided preservation by limiting later agricultural disturbance.
As a protected monument, Sibwll Wood Camp remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive practice in Wales, and the geological context of its location continues to influence its condition and archaeological character.
Sibwll Wood Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG136. View the official record →
Sibwll Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG136.
Sibwll Wood Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Sibwll 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 MG136.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales (2.9 km), Kerry Hill Stone Circle (4.1 km), Block Wood Round Barrow (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Sibwll Wood Camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Sibwll Wood Camp stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.