Pen y foel
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Other/Unknown)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Pen y foel |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Montgomeryshire |
| Modern Authority | Powys |
| 1974 Authority | Powys |
| Community | Castle Caereinion |
A sub-rectangular enclosure, about 165m east-west by 124m, upon the summit of Pen-y-Foel; defined by a bank and ditch above steep slopes on the north and east, on the west is a further rampart and ditch, about 48m from the inner line. (Coflein)
The monument comprises the remains of a hillfort, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). Hillforts are usually Iocated on hilltops and surrounded by a single or multiple earthworks of massive proportions. Hillforts formed symbols of power within the landscape, while their function may have had as much to do with ostentation and display as defence. This monument occupies the summit of Pen y Foel Hill, east of Castle Caereinion, and is part of a concentration of similarly dated hillforts and defended enclosures in the area. Pen y Foel Camp comprises a sub-rectangular, enclosure, defined by a bank and ditch above steep slopes in the north and east. In the west there is a further rampart and ditch about 48m from the inner line. The possible inturned entrance in the west may be partly modern. (Scheduling Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SJ178059 |
| Latitude | 52.6449813842773 |
| Longitude | -3.21561002731323 |
| Eastings | 317844 |
| Northings | 305920 |
