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West Pennar Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE262. The monument occupies ground underlain by Silurian claystone, geology that was later influenced by Devonian processes, creating a naturally stable foundation for settlement. This durable bedrock would have provided both structural advantage and access to workable stone for the camp's construction and maintenance.
The enclosure represents a form of settlement common to prehistoric Britain, where communities established defended or delineated spaces for habitation, storage, and protection of livestock. The choice of this particular location reflects the prehistoric inhabitants' understanding of local landscape and geology, positioning the camp on stable ground suited to permanent or semi-permanent occupation.
Today, West Pennar Camp survives as an archaeological monument of significance to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales. Its protection recognises its importance as evidence of early human activity and social organisation in the region, offering insight into how prehistoric communities adapted to and exploited their local environment during an era long before written records.
West Pennar Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE262. View the official record →
West Pennar Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE262.
West Pennar 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.
West Pennar 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 PE262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Camp (East) (7 km), Flimston Farmhouse (7.4 km), Stackpole Farm Standing Stone (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of West Pennar 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.
West Pennar Camp stands on Silurian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is claystone.