Pentre Camp
52°40′36″N 3°18′24″W / 52.67667°N 3.30667°W / 52.67667; -3.30667
Pentre Camp is an Iron Age hillfort, near the hamlet of Llangynyw and about 2.5 miles (4 km) north-east of Llanfair Caereinion, in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument.[1]
Description
The fort is an oval, about 74 metres (243 ft) by 48 metres (157 ft), enclosing an area of 0.8 acres (0.32 ha). There are several concentric ramparts: three in the north and west and five elsewhere. There are traces of further ramparts in the south and west.[1]
In the east the third and fourth ramparts are linked to form an entrance passage. All the banks are low, and may have originally been low, as foundations for timber defences.[1]
There is a spring (still issuing water) a short distance away, at the base of the northern slope of the fort; this was probably of practical importance in the fort's location.[1]
There is speculation that the field boundary wall crossing the northern rampart may be part of the original revetment.[1]
See also
- Hillforts in Britain
- List of Scheduled prehistoric Monuments in Powys (Montgomeryshire)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pentre Camp; Pen-y-Castell Enclosure; Pen-y-Gorddin Enclosure (306750)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 19 April 2020.