Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Camp 270m SSW of Ty Mawr
Castle Caereinion, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Castle Caereinion, Powys, recorded as Enclosure (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Castle Caereinion
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.62793, -3.22537
- SAM number
- MG165
- Cadw record number
- 3526
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (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. The enclosure is approximately circular and situated on west-facing slopes above the Luggy Brook. Two phases of construction are recognised. The earliest probably consisted of a univallate enclosure of 62m diameter, with a second phase consisting of additional banks and ditches in the east, and an extension of 20m in the west. There is a probable entrance in the south-east cut through both banks. The banks reach a maximum height of 1.5m. A modern drainage ditch cuts across the site from the north-east to south.
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
- Ty MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower House CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Plas Yr Alarch Moated SiteMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Trefnant HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.