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<< Text Pages >> Gaer Bella - Hillfort in Wales in Powys

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 05 January 2010  Page Views: 4009

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gaer Bella Alternative Name: Treflyn
Country: 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:
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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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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SN9890 : Cattle Grid near Trefeglwys by John Lucas
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SN9890 : Back lane from Caersws to Trefeglwys by Oliver Dixon
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SN9889 : Crofters Cottage by Wim Kegel
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