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Wilcrick Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MM127. The fort occupies a commanding position on bedrock composed of Triassic mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological formations laid down some 250 million years ago. This naturally elevated and defensible site would have offered its Iron Age occupants strategic advantage over the surrounding landscape, with the solid substrate providing stable ground for the construction and maintenance of substantial earthworks.
The camp's ramparts and ditches exploit the natural topography of the hilltop, a common feature of prehistoric hillforts throughout Britain and Wales. The undifferentiated Triassic rocks beneath the site would have determined the fort's layout and the character of its defences, with the bedrock's resistance to erosion helping to preserve the monument's visible earthworks over two millennia.
Wilcrick Hill Camp stands as evidence of Iron Age settlement strategies in South Wales, where communities constructed such fortified positions to protect themselves, their livestock and their stored resources. The durability of its setting on stable Triassic bedrock has ensured the fort's survival as a distinctive archaeological monument within the Welsh landscape.
Wilcrick Hill Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM127. View the official record →
Wilcrick Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MM127.
Wilcrick Hill 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.
Wilcrick Hill 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 MM127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval Building adjoining Magor Churchyard (1.6 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Crosses, Magor (1.6 km), Medieval Moated Site 400m N of Undy Church (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Wilcrick Hill 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.
Wilcrick Hill Camp stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.