<< Our Photo Pages >> Ysgyryd Fawr - Hillfort in Wales in Monmouthshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ysgyryd Fawr Alternative Name: Skirrid MountainCountry: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Abergavenny
Map Ref: SO331183 Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.859257N Longitude: 2.972845W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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St Michael's chapel, or rather its remains, are within the iron age enclosure at the northern tip of the Ysgyryd Fawr ridge. (SO33111827) COFLEIN (NRPN ref 306440) reports that the chapel is identifiable by the low, stony banks. Two stones from the original doorway are still in place, but you don't need them to know you have entered a magical and ancient place!
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