Rhyd-Brown Camp

Cadw's description

Summary description and reason for designation

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

The monument comprises comprises the remains of a defended enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). Rhyd-Y-Brwyn Camp is a roughly oval, some 112m east-west by 68m and set in a promontory position, defined by scarps above natural slopes on the south and east. On the weaker north and west sides, it is protected by up to three lines of defensive banks and ditches over 170m long and 70m wide, the banks rising to 4m-5m over the ditches. The earthworks show evidence of having been remodelled, with a possibly original north-facing, in-turned entrance replaced by a more complex, northwest-facing entrance.

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.