Scheduled MonumentsWalesTan y Clawdd Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort

Tan y Clawdd Camp

Wales
Cadw SAM MG131
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tan y Clawdd Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument (Cadw SAM MG131). The site dates to the Iron Age and represents one of the defensive settlements characteristic of that period in Wales, when hillforts served as communal gathering places, refuges, and territorial markers. The monument is defined by substantial earthwork defences, typically comprising banks and ditches that enclosed the hilltop settlement. Such sites are significant for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns, social organisation, and the strategic use of landscape in prehistoric Wales.

Tan y Clawdd Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG131. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tan y Clawdd Camp?

Tan y Clawdd Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument (Cadw SAM MG131). It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG131.

What period does Tan y Clawdd Camp date from?

Tan y Clawdd 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Tan y Clawdd Camp?

Tan y Clawdd 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 MG131.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tan y Clawdd Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography) (6.6 km), Maen Beuno (6.7 km), Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound (7.2 km).

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