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The Larches Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference MM069. The site belongs to the Iron Age period and represents a form of fortified settlement characteristic of that era in Britain. The hillfort displays defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age construction, with banks and ditches forming its characteristic topography. Such sites served as centres of habitation, storage, and refuge, reflecting the social and defensive strategies of Iron Age communities in the Welsh landscape.
The Larches Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM069. View the official record →
The Larches Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference MM069.
The Larches 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.
The Larches 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 MM069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone 252m South of Bencroft Lane (2.5 km), Medieval Moated Site 400m N of Undy Church (2.7 km), St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Llanfihangel Rogiet (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Larches 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.
The Larches Camp stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.