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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gaer Bella Alternative Name: TreflynCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.675 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: SN98508969
Latitude: 52.495640N Longitude: 3.496499W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Powys
From Coflein:
"A subrectangular enclosure, 70m by 60m, upon a ridge summit. The NAR hints at a possibly Roman origin whilst the Prn opts for an IA attribution."
https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/304938
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