Wenallt Camp

Last updated

Wenallt Camp
Cardiff UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location in Cardiff
Typehillfort
Location Cardiff, Wales
Coordinates 51°32′15″N3°13′25″W / 51.537397°N 3.223697°W / 51.537397; -3.223697 Coordinates: 51°32′15″N3°13′25″W / 51.537397°N 3.223697°W / 51.537397; -3.223697
OS grid reference ST 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]

Related Research Articles

Rhiwbina Human settlement in Wales

Rhiwbina is a suburb and community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Formerly a small hamlet within the parish of Whitchurch, Rhiwbina was developed throughout the twentieth century, and is now a separate ward. It retains aspects of its former character, however, and is given a Welsh village appearance by Beulah United Reformed Church at the village crossroads.

Cathays Human settlement in Wales

Cathays is a district and community in the centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere. The area falls into the Cathays ward. It is the third most populous community in Cardiff, having a population of 18,002 in 2011.

Gabalfa Human settlement in Wales

Gabalfa is a district and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by a four-lane fly over road at the Gabalfa Interchange, where the A48 road meets the A470 road which leads from Cardiff to northern Wales, and the A469 road.

Carl Wark

Carl Wark is a rocky promontory on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District National Park, just inside the boundary of Sheffield, England. The promontory is faced by vertical cliffs on all but one side, which is protected by a prehistoric embankment. The cliffs and embankment form an enclosure that has been interpreted as an Iron Age hill fort, though the date of construction and purpose of the fortifications remains unknown. The site is a scheduled monument.

Rhiwbina railway station Railway station in Cardiff, Wales

Rhiwbina railway station is a suburban railway station serving Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line 4.25 miles (6.84 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. The line is served by the Sprinter classes of DMUs.

Wenallt Hill

Wenallt Hill is a located in Cardiff, Wales. The name is Welsh and translates to 'white wooded slope'.

History of Cardiff The 6,000 year history of Cardiff

The history of Cardiff—a City and County Borough and the capital of Wales—spans at least 6,000 years. The area around Cardiff has been inhabited by modern humans since the Neolithic Period. Four Neolithic burial chambers stand within a radius of 10 mi (16 km) of Cardiff City Centre, with the St Lythans burial chamber the nearest, at about 4 mi (6.4 km) to the west. Bronze Age tumuli are at the summit of Garth Hill, within the county's northern boundary, and four Iron Age hillfort and enclosure sites have been identified within the City and County of Cardiff boundary, including Caerau Hillfort, an enclosed area of 5.1 ha. Until the Roman conquest of Britain, Cardiff was part of the territory of an Iron Age Celtic British tribe called the Silures, which included the areas that would become known as Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire and Glamorgan. The Roman fort established by the River Taff, which gave its name to the city—Caerdydd, earlier Caerdyf, from caer (fort) and Taf—was built over an extensive settlement that had been established by the Silures in the 50s AD.

Scouting in Wales

Scouting in Wales provides an overview of Scouting activities in Wales. Scout troops have existed in the country since 1908 with the largest number of Scouts and volunteer leaders today linked to the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. This is done through ScoutsCymru, the Welsh Scout Council who split the region further into four regions and a total of 12 Scout Areas. In addition to the Scout Association, there are also traditional Scouting groups belonging to the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association and a number of Scouting clubs within Universities which are affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisation.

Scratchbury Camp Hillfort in Wiltshire

Scratchbury Camp is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort on Scratchbury Hill, overlooking the Wylye valley about 1km northeast of the village of Norton Bavant in Wiltshire, England. The fort covers an area of 37 acres (15 ha) and occupies the summit of the hill on the edge of Salisbury Plain, with its four-sided shape largely following the natural contours of the hill.

Chiselbury

Chiselbury is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire. The hillfort is sub-circular in plan, and encloses an area of approximately 10.5 acres (460,000 sq ft). It is defined by an earthen rampart up to 3.6 metres (12 ft) in height and an external ditch, up to a maximum of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) in depth. A gap in the southeastern side of the rampart, and a corresponding causeway across the ditch, is thought to be the original entrance and is associated with a small 'D' shaped embanked enclosure, which is apparently visible on aerial photographs. Although the enclosure has subsequently been degraded by ploughing, it is still apparent as a series of low earthworks.

The Bulwarks, Porthkerry

The Bulwarks, Porthkerry is a promontory fort in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, on the southern coast of Wales overlooking the Bristol Channel. It probably dates to the Iron Age and continued to be occupied during the Roman period in Britain. The ramparts and ditches along the west side are well preserved, but the fortifications are heavily overgrown.

Llwynda-Ddu Camp, also known as Llwynda-Ddu Hillfort, is a small Iron Age earthwork in Pentyrch, Cardiff in South Wales. The site is a scheduled monument, described as a prehistoric, defensive hillfort.

Holkham Camp

Holkham Camp, or Holkham Fort, is an Iron Age fort in Norfolk, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the village of Holkham. It is a scheduled monument.

Martin Down Enclosure

The Martin Down Enclosure is an archaeological site on Martin Down, near the village of Martin, in Hampshire, England. It is near the boundaries with Dorset and Wiltshire.

Cardiff Corporation Waterworks

Cardiff Corporation Waterworks, its predecessors and successors have provided a public water supply and sewerage and sewage treatment services to the Welsh city of Cardiff since 1850.

Wenallt is the name of several locations in Wales.

Barkhale Camp

Barkhale Camp is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, an archaeological site on the South Downs in West Sussex, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the village of Bignor.

Twmpath Castle

Twmpath Castle, also known as Twmpath Motte, is a medieval motte on the southern slope of Wenallt Hill near Rhiwbina in Cardiff, Wales, which is a scheduled monument.

South Lodge Camp

South Lodge Camp is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age, situated about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south-east of the village of Tollard Royal, in Wiltshire, England. The site is on Cranborne Chase, near the boundary with Dorset. It is a scheduled monument.

References

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