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Y Golfa Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales on bedrock of Wenlock age rocks comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MG132. Such enclosures are characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in Britain, typically consisting of earthwork defences that enclosed areas of occupation and activity. The underlying geology of Wenlock rocks, a relatively soft sedimentary formation, would have presented particular conditions for both constructing and preserving the earthwork features that define the site.
The monument's survival depends substantially on the stable substrate provided by these consolidated sediments, which supported the original ramparts or banks without the drainage complications associated with clay-rich geology. The location within Wales places Y Golfa Camp within a region where numerous prehistoric settlements reflect patterns of resource exploitation adapted to upland and marginal landscapes. The Cadw protection acknowledges the site's archaeological significance and its value as evidence for prehistoric settlement organisation and defensive strategies during the later prehistory of Britain.
Y Golfa Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG132. View the official record →
Y Golfa Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales on bedrock of Wenlock age rocks comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG132.
Y Golfa 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.
Y Golfa 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 MG132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackwood Enclosure (8.1 km), Ucheldre Camp (9.1 km), Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Y Golfa 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.
Y Golfa Camp stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.