Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bwlch Seiri Camp
Llangynog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 1 July 1958
- Community
- Llangynog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.82645, -4.42432
- SAM number
- CM179
- Cadw record number
- 2148
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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/stone-built enclosure. The date or precise nature of the enclosure is unknown, but it is likely to be later prehistoric or medieval. the remains of an earthwork/stone-built enclosure. The date or precise nature of the enclosure is unknown, but it is likely to be later prehistoric or medieval. The defended enclosure is a sub-circular; internally the enclosure measures some 55m diameter and is defended by an earthwork bank that rises some 1m above an external ditch. The southwest-facing entrance has an external platform some 20m by 20m on its northwest side that probably functioned as a barbican or bastion
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.
Nearby in the register
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- Twlc y Filliast Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- War Memorial CrossCommemorative1 mi
- Sarnau MansionDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.