Wenallt Camp

Wenallt Camp
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Type hillfort
Location Cardiff, Wales
Coordinates 51.537397, -3.223697
OS grid reference ST 1522 8276
Official name: Wenallt Camp
Designated dd mmm yyyy
Reference no. GM097

Wenallt Camp, also known as Wenallt Enclosure,[1] is an iron age enclosure near Rhiwbina, Cardiff, in South Wales, although some consider the camp a hillfort.[2][3] The camp is a scheduled monument.[1]

The camp is a fairly rectangular oval measuring 60 metres (66 yd) north to south by 38 metres (42 yd) protected by a bank and ditch about 12 metres (13 yd) wide and .15 metres (0.16 yd) high. There is an entrance to the south-east, and there are traces of an external stone revetment. Near the middle of the enclosure is a levelled terrace about 7.5 metres (8.2 yd) in diameter which may have been the site of a hut. The site would have given views across the Cardiff area and over the Bristol Channel.[2][1][3]

The camp lies in an area of semi-natural ancient woodland called The Wenallt, which is a popular site for visitors.[3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wenallt Enclosure". National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW). Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW). NPRN 307793. Retrieved 16 April 2016 via coflein (online database of the NMRW).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wenallt Camp". Historic Environment Record (HER). Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT). PRN 00604s. Retrieved 16 April 2016 via archwilio (online database of the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Wenallt". Cardiff Council. 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Wenallt Camp. National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) (Report). Cadw. Cadw Id: GM097.
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