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Slwch Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the Brecon Beacons landscape. The site comprises a multivallate defence system with multiple banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices, likely dating to the later prehistoric period. Its strategic positioning on elevated terrain reflects the defensive requirements of its time, serving as a focal point for community settlement and protection. The monument remains an important record of prehistoric land use and settlement hierarchy within the region, designated under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument framework for its archaeological significance.
Slwch Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR038. View the official record →
Slwch Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the Brecon Beacons landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR038.
Slwch 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.
Slwch 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 BR038.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Medieval Cross in St Brynach’s Church, Llanfrynach (3.2 km), Cross-Slab in Church (3.9 km), Plas-y-Gaer Camp (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Slwch 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.
Slwch Camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.