<< Our Photo Pages >> Ton-Mawr Hill Fort - Hillfort in Wales in West Glamorgan
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ton-Mawr Hill FortCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.738 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Margam
Map Ref: SS825870
Latitude: 51.569590N Longitude: 3.696757W
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 West Glamorgan
The fort is in good condition. The earth works are very clear. It's just off a track but it's a good 2 hours walk to get to. Just to the north is a very clear enclosure which is also worth looking at. Beautiful scenery all round. Well worth the walk.
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