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Ucheldre Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference MG156. The site occupies ground underlain by Wenlock Rocks, geological strata of Silurian age comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have shaped both the character of the landscape and the building materials available to its prehistoric inhabitants.
The enclosure exemplifies the defensive or territorial structures constructed during the prehistoric period across Wales. Its earthwork defences would have comprised banks and ditches exploiting the natural topography, a characteristic form of settlement organisation during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, and in some regions extending into the Iron Age.
The underlying geology of Wenlock Rocks, typical of the Welsh borderland and mid-Wales regions, naturally creates undulating terrain with good drainage properties, factors that would have influenced the choice of this location for settlement. The protection afforded by Cadw reflects the monument's significance in understanding prehistoric patterns of land use and social organisation in Wales.
Ucheldre Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG156. View the official record →
Ucheldre Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference MG156.
Ucheldre Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ucheldre 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 MG156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gro Tump Mound & Bailey Castle (6.6 km), Newtown Old Church (7.5 km), Tomen Madoc Castle Mound (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ucheldre 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.
Ucheldre Camp stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.