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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ffridd FaldwynCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.652 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Montgomery
Map Ref: SO217969
Latitude: 52.564273N Longitude: 3.156558W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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A hillfort overlooking the River Severn, and its confluence with the River Camlad. The site, excavated in 1937-39, has four phases of building identified, the first being Neolithic, with three subsequent phases of Iron Age development.
The area is of vital strategic importance, with the Roman Fort at Rhydwhyman to the north west, the Mediaeval fortifications of Hen Domen not so far to the north west, and the later 13th Century Montgomery Castle to the east.
There is parking for one car only between two gates where the footpath intersects the road. The remains of the fort become visible as soon as one enters the field to north, where a ramp leads to another stile. The ramparts to the site become visble as soon as one crosses the stile. This second stile was showing worrying signs of weakening (early June 2005), so be mindful.
The site is greatly overgrown in places, so a winter or early spring visit is best. This visit was at short notice, so a visit was better than no visit. Also be aware of the rabbit burrows which riddle the inner areas of the fort - they make for substantial tripping hazards.
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