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Thurba Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated on the Welsh coast, strategically positioned to exploit natural defensive features of the landscape. The site dates to the Iron Age and comprises earthwork defences that cut across a coastal promontory, creating an enclosed settlement area protected on three sides by steep cliffs and on the landward side by substantial banks and ditches. Such promontory forts were characteristic of Iron Age communities in Wales and the southwest, serving as defended settlements or places of refuge during a period of increasing social stratification and territorial competition. The site remains an important example of Iron Age coastal settlement strategy in Wales and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the designation Cadw SAM GM127.
Thurba Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM127. View the official record →
Thurba Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated on the Welsh coast, strategically positioned to exploit natural defensive features of the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM127.
Thurba Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - coastal. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Thurba 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 GM127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lewes Castle Promontory Fort (0.8 km), Deborah's Hole Camp (1.2 km), Cave 40m SE of Deborah's Hole (1.5 km).
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