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Talgarth Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR062. The monument occupies a naturally defensive position on bedrock composed of Pridoli mudstones, siltstones and sandstones, geology that has weathered into the elevated terrain exploited by its Iron Age builders. These older rocks provided a stable foundation for the substantial earthwork defences characteristic of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period.
The camp's location in the Welsh landscape reflects the strategic thinking of Iron Age communities, whose choice of hilltop settlement offered commanding views across the surrounding valley. The mudstone and siltstone bedrock, exposed along the slopes, would have presented both practical challenges and advantages to those constructing the site's defensive works. The site remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial control in Iron Age Wales.
Talgarth Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR062. View the official record →
Talgarth Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR062.
Talgarth 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.
Talgarth 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 BR062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed y Gaer (8.8 km), Cefn Moel Round Barrows (8.9 km), Ffynnon Las Round Cairn I (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Talgarth 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.
Talgarth Camp stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.