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Wenallt Camp

Coordinates: 51°32′15″N 3°13′25″W / 51.537397°N 3.223697°W / 51.537397; -3.223697
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Wenallt Camp
Wenallt Camp is located in Cardiff
Wenallt Camp
Location in Cardiff
Typehillfort
LocationCardiff, Wales
Coordinates51°32′15″N 3°13′25″W / 51.537397°N 3.223697°W / 51.537397; -3.223697
OS grid referenceST 1522 8276
Official nameWenallt Camp
Reference no.GM097

Wenallt Camp, also known as Wenallt Enclosure,[1] is an Iron Age enclosure on the southern slope of Wenallt Hill near Rhiwbina in Cardiff, Wales. The site is sometimes classified as a hillfort.[2][3] The camp is a scheduled monument.[1]

The camp is a fairly rectangular oval measuring 60 metres (200 ft) north to south by 38 metres (125 ft) protected by a bank and ditch about 12 metres (40 ft) wide and 15 cm (6 in) 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 (25 ft) 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wenallt Enclosure (307793)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wenallt Camp (ID PRN00604s) in the 'SMR' for Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT). Retrieved 30 September 2021
  3. ^ a b c d "The Wenallt". Cardiff Council. 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina (GM097)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2021.