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<< Text Pages >> Cwrt-yr-ala - Hillfort in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 25 June 2007  Page Views: 7746

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cwrt-yr-ala
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.896 km away from the location you searched for.

County: South Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Cardiff
Map Ref: ST139733
Latitude: 51.452112N  Longitude: 3.240484W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Re: Cwrt-yr-ala by Anonymous on Sunday, 24 January 2016
Anyone have photo of old thatch Round House that was once situated near Cwrt yr ala lane
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Re: Cwrt-yr-ala by Runemage on Tuesday, 18 March 2014
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Yes please Anon, that would be great if you could, especially if they are sites where we don't have any images at all like this one (and a lot of others!) Looking forward to seeing them in due course :-)
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    Re: Cwrt-yr-ala by Anonymous on Thursday, 20 March 2014
    OK, will do my best to get some pics of this area around Cardiff, Wales... I am going to visit the many sites I've not seen for many yrs and will get the best pics I can take for all to enjoy. Paul
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Re: Cwrt-yr-ala by Anonymous on Monday, 17 March 2014
I live within walking distance of this and a few other sites and can get you some new pics when weather/sunset etc is right.
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