Cwm-Bran Camp

Cadw's description

Summary description and reason for designation

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The monument comprises the remains of an earthwork enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). It consists of a mostly ploughed-down bank and ditch defining an area c 124m by 96m. The best preserved section of bank is on the southeast, where a stretch 70m long is still protected by a field boundary and the bank survives to a height of c 2.6m. Elsewhere, the bank is visible only as a low as a low rise, c.0.5 - 1m above the surrounding field. A simple entrance is thought to have been located on the north west.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.