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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen-Y-Wenallt - Hillfort in Wales in Powys

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 18 October 2010  Page Views: 4334

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen-Y-Wenallt
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.813 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SO11162095
Latitude: 51.880011N  Longitude: 3.292036W
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
5
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Pen-Y-Wenallt submitted by geoffstickland : Little or nothing can be seen in this ground-level picture of the location. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Powys

"The partly bulldozed, sub-rectangular enclosure at Pen-y-Wenallt measures 55m N-S by 42m, and is defined by scarps, or banks, and ditches."

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Re: Pen-Y-Wenallt by geoffstickland on Wednesday, 02 September 2020
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Re: Pen-Y-Wenallt by geoffstickland on Wednesday, 02 September 2020
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My two GPS devices agree that this is the site of the enclosure but it requires a creative imagination to differentiate any features at ground level. The site has been repeatedly ploughed over and only an aerial photograph taken after a long, dry period would reveal anything of interest.
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