Darren Camp (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

I’ve seen worse views from hillforts... towards Cwmerfyn.

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

There are apparently four additional outworks to the west protecting this fine univallate enclosure.

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Presumably the main entrance...

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

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Image of Darren Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Far more impressive than expected – finally enticed here after clicking on a link to Coflein that actually worked.....

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Articles

The perennial question: which came first – hillfort or cairn? Here it might not be as obvious as one might think....

GLADMAN Oct 4, 2022

Darren Camp

Hillfort

GLADMAN Oct 4, 2022

One of the curious things about scanning OS maps for antiquarian stuff is that – like Forrest Gump’s mum’s ‘box of chocolates’ – very often you don’t know what you’re gonna get. Such is the case with Darren Camp, a first-rate prehistoric fortress rising to the south of the hamlet of Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, some distance west of Pumlumon. Appearing somewhat insignificant upon the 1:50k variety, the site never seemed to rise to the top of the ‘list’, so to speak. That is... until a chance viewing of an aerial image made clear the error of my assumption. Ah, assumptions, don’t you just love ‘em?

Yeah, although univallate, the fort is fabulously sited, with correspondingly top-class views to all points of the compass. Furthermore, although somewhat confused by the presence of a former open cast ‘silver-lead mine’, the western approach is additionally protected by quadruple outworks. Oh, and the summit of the hilltop, within the ramparts, is crowned by at least one Bronze Age cairn.... which the inhabitants clearly saw no need to remove. Or maybe even erected themselves, seeing as a ‘small cordoned pot sherd’ discovered here during a limited 1996 excavation by the wondrous Mr Toby Driver apparently has ‘Late Bronze Age parallels’? Intriguing,.

Darren Camp

Hillfort

postman Apr 7, 2010

More than adequate description and Lo and behold 77 images from aerial shots to excavation photos, well done Coflein.
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303592/details/DARREN+CAMP%3B+DARREN/

Sites within 20km of Darren Camp

Banc y Darren

Round Cairn • 0.02km SSW

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Cerrig yr Wyn

Standing Stones • 0.91km NE

15

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Garn Wen (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 1.34km NNE

8

1

1
Tanybryn-Isaf (Trefeurig)

Round Cairn • 1.65km NE

3

1

1
Pen-y-Castell Hillfort

Hillfort • 2.04km NNE

22

2
Pen-y-Castell Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.23km NNE

3

1
Penrhyncoch Camp

Hillfort • 2.3km W

4

1
Garrig Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.54km ENE

8

2
Capel Bangor Camp

Hillfort • 3.07km SW

3
Carn Dolgau

Round Cairn • 3.08km E

9
Esgair Nant-yr-Arian

Promontory Fort • 3.4km E

11
Tan-y-Ffordd

Hillfort • 3.48km SE

10

1

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Penrhyn-Coch War Memorial

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.84km W

2

2
Gelli (Melindwr)

Round Barrow(s) • 3.97km ESE

9

1
Carreg Slic

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.03km ENE

1
Buwch a’r Llo and Mynydd March

Standing Stones • 4.29km ENE

35

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3

1
Pen Dinas (Banc Mynydd Gorddu)

Hillfort • 4.65km NNW

16
Cwmere Farm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.68km N

3

2
Pen-y-Felin Wynt

Hillfort • 4.72km SSE

3

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Hen Gaer

Hillfort • 4.79km W

1

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Castell Bwa-Drain

Hillfort • 4.88km ESE

17

3
Esgair Gorlan

Round Cairn • 4.94km E

7

1

1
Pen Craig y Pistyll (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Cairn • 5.03km NE

11

1

1
Glandwr Stone(s)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.2km ENE

2

1
Blaen Llywernog

Standing Stones • 5.23km E

4

2
Nant Geifaes

Round Barrow(s) • 5.27km ENE

9

1

1
Carreg Llwyd (East)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.3km W

4

1
Disgwylfa Fach Stone

Standing Stones • 5.31km ENE

3

2
Esgair Nant-y-Moch

Cairn(s) • 5.33km E

5

1
Carreg Llwyd (West)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.4km W

3

1
Bwlch yr Adwy (Ceulanamaesmawr)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.62km NE

8

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1
Caer Lletty-Llwyd

Hillfort • 5.88km NW

3

1
Disgwylfa Fawr

Round Cairn • 6.02km ENE

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3
Bryn Rhosau

Round Barrow(s) • 6.22km E

16

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Bwlch-y-Crwys

Round Barrow(s) • 6.23km SE

1
Dinas (Blaenrheidol)

Hillfort • 6.28km ENE

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4
Dinas Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.38km ENE
Fron Ddu

Round Cairn • 6.45km SE

3
Caer Allt-Goch

Hillfort • 6.49km WNW

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Garn Lwyd Stone and Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.28km ENE

3

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Carn Owen

Round Cairn • 7.39km NE

13

2
Hirnant Circle

Kerbed Cairn • 7.43km ENE

17

3

2
Y Garnedd

Cairn(s) • 7.44km ENE

3
Old Warren Hillfort

Hillfort • 7.7km SW

11

2
Lle’r Neuaddau Circle

Cairn circle • 7.74km ENE

18

3

1
Dolgamfa Circle

Cairn circle • 7.77km E

19

3
Aber Camddwr Reconstruction

Platform Cairn • 8.12km ENE

4

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Y Garreg Fawr

Burial Chamber • 8.15km WSW

7

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3
Bedd Taliesin

Chambered Cairn • 8.21km NNW

27

5
Cylch Derwyddol

Stone Circle • 8.22km N

6

3

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Aber Camddwr Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 8.28km ENE

1
Nant-y-Fedwen

Cairn(s) • 8.29km ENE

2

1
Ysbyty Cynfyn

Christianised Site • 8.3km E

21

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2

5

1
Devil’s Punch Bowl

Natural Rock Feature • 8.65km ESE

5

1
Cae’r Arglwyddes II (& the White Stone)

Round Cairn • 8.68km N

11

1
Pond Nant y Cagal Stones

Standing Stones • 8.7km NE

4

3
Cae’r Arglwyddes I

Round Cairn • 8.82km N

3

1
Cnwc y Bugail

Hillfort • 9.04km SSE

9
Nant Maesnant Fach

Cairn(s) • 9.14km ENE

9

1
Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Megalithic Cemetery • 9.28km NNE

19

1
Bwlch east of Moel y Llyn, Ceulanamaesmawr

Cairn(s) • 9.29km NNE

8

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Drosgol (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 9.35km ENE

19

2
Castell Disgwylfa

Hillfort • 9.37km SSE

9
Y Garn (Pumlumon)

Round Cairn • 9.86km ENE

21

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Pendinas (Aberystwyth)

Hillfort • 9.88km WSW

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6

2
Pen y Foel Goch

Cairn(s) • 9.95km N

20

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Cerrig Blaencletwr-Fawr (Esgair Foel-ddu)

Round Cairn • 9.95km NNE

8
Craig-y-Dullfan (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 10.83km ENE

11

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Castle Grogwynion

Hillfort • 11.32km SE

10

2
Gaer Fawr, Trawsgoed

Hillfort • 11.52km S

10

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Pen Pumlumon-Fawr

Cairn(s) • 11.63km ENE

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4

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Pen Cor-Maen, Pumlumon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.68km ENE

2
Banc Llechwedd-mawr (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 11.72km NE

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Cantre’r Gwaelod

Mesolithic site • 12.09km WNW

12

2

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Cerrig Cyfamod Glyndwr

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.3km ENE

11

2
Pen Carreg Gopa

Round Cairn • 12.5km NNE

5

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Carn Bwlch Corog

Round Cairn • 12.71km NNE

4

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1
Banc-y-Geufron

Kerbed Cairn • 13.21km SE

6

2
Carn Nant-y-Llys

Cairn(s) • 13.28km E

9

1

1
Banc Lluest Newydd (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 13.32km ENE

12

1

2
Carn Hyddgen (Pumlumon)

Cairn(s) • 13.68km NE

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3
Carreg Samson (Llethr)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.08km SE

3
Carneddau Hafod Wnog

Cairn(s) • 14.12km NE

11

1
Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli Cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.37km ENE

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2

4
Pen-y-Ffrwyd Llwyd Camp

Hillfort • 14.54km SSE

13

1
Craig Ysradmeurig

Round Barrow(s) • 14.59km SSE

7

1
Twmpath y Crynwyr

Round Cairn • 14.9km N

2

1
Carn March Arthur

Natural Rock Feature • 15.38km NNW

8

2

1
Copa Hill

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 15.53km E

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3
Carn Fawr

Round Cairn • 15.76km ENE

13

2
Pen Glog

Round Cairn • 15.8km SW

7
Mynydd y Llyn

Round Cairn • 15.85km NNW

16

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Carreg Wen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.92km ENE

16

3
Trawsallt

Cairn(s) • 16.03km ESE

10

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Bryn Dafydd

Round Cairn • 16.06km ESE

11

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Capel Maethlon

Round Barrow(s) • 16.25km NW

4
Carnfachbugeilyn

Round Cairn • 16.31km ENE

7

2
Carn Biga

Cairn(s) • 16.54km ENE

17

2
Garn Wen, Mynydd Bach (North)

Cairn(s) • 16.6km SSW

11

1

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Ffynnon Drewi (Mynydd Bach)

Round Cairn • 16.7km SSW

1

1
Llethr Brith

Round Cairn • 16.76km ESE

9

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Carn-y-Rhyrddod

Round Cairn • 16.79km ESE

10

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Llan Ddu Fawr

Round Cairn • 16.93km ESE

10

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1
Domen Milwyn

Cairn(s) • 16.97km ESE

7

1

1
Tan-yr-Esgair, Mynydd Bach (South)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.04km SSW

5

1

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Ffos Gau

Kerbed Cairn • 17.1km E

6

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Ffridd Bryn Dinas

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.11km NW

17

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Foel Caethle

Hillfort • 17.23km NW

2
Eglwys Gwyddelod

Cairn circle • 17.24km NNW

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Pen-y-Bannau

Hillfort • 17.29km SE

24

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Cairn between Bryn Dinas and Allt Gwyddgwion

Cairn(s) • 17.37km NNW

7

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Gilfach-Hafel Camp

Hillfort • 17.67km SW

1
Bwlch Graig-Fawr, Teifi Pools

Cist • 17.88km ESE

10

1
Carn Bwlch y Cloddiau

Cairn(s) • 17.94km E

5

1
Carnedd Fach

Cairn(s) • 18.15km E

1
Craig y Lluest, Cwmdeuddwr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.46km E

15

2

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Caer Penrhos

Hillfort • 18.51km SW

2

2
Trum Gelli

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.54km NNW

30

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Talcen Yr Esgair (Esgair Elan)

Cairn(s) • 18.88km E

6

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Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.05km E

4

2
Maen Hir, Glan Fedwen

Kerbed Cairn • 19.14km E

15

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Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.23km NNE

12

4
Cwmbiga

Long Cairn • 19.32km ENE

18

3
Penmaen-Gwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.32km SE

3

2
Cistfaen

Cairn(s) • 19.34km E

13

2
Fron y Gog

Hillfort • 19.6km NNE

9
Foel Fadian

Round Barrow(s) • 19.79km NE

11

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Banc Blaenegnant

Round Cairn • 19.85km ESE

2

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Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 19.96km S

10

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