Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fron Derw Wood Camp
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Kerry, Powys, recorded as Hillfort (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Hillfort
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.49192, -3.22155
- SAM number
- MG135
- Cadw record number
- 2009
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
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. Fron Derw Wood Camp is situated on the west facing slopes, currently within conifer plantation. The enclosure is defined by a single bank and ditch, which is most pronounced in the south and southeast. The entrance is in the 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.
Nearby in the register
- SnowfieldDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm-dirgelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at SnowfieldDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hill Tenement EnclosureEnclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.