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Wenallt Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated at Rhiwbina in the northern suburbs of Cardiff, Wales. The monument occupies an elevated position and is defined by defensive earthworks comprising banks and ditches that would have served to protect an enclosed settlement, typical of Iron Age hillforts in South Wales. The site dates to the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements functioned as centres of habitation and refuge. The earthworks remain substantially visible in the landscape, though they have been subject to degradation over the centuries, and the site is designated under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as GM097.
Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM097. View the official record →
Wenallt Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated at Rhiwbina in the northern suburbs of Cardiff, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM097.
Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina 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 GM097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff (4.8 km), Dominican Friary (6.6 km), Ely Roman Villa (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina'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.
Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.