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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ton-Mawr Hill Fort - Hillfort in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by Baldrick on Sunday, 18 February 2007  Page Views: 6173

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ton-Mawr Hill Fort
Country: 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:
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
3 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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Ton-Mawr Hill Fort
Ton-Mawr Hill Fort submitted by Baldrick : Hill Fort SS825870 (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Ton-Mawr Hill Fort
Ton-Mawr Hill Fort submitted by Baldrick : Hill Fort SS825870 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ton-Mawr Hill Fort
Ton-Mawr Hill Fort submitted by Baldrick (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ton-Mawr Hill Fort
Ton-Mawr Hill Fort submitted by Baldrick (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS8286 : Ceuffordd i Fargam / Hollow Way to Margam by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
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SS8286 : Ceuffordd i'r tir uchel / A hollow way to the high ground by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2019(licence)
SS8287 : Tuag at Fynydd Margam / Towards Mynydd Margam by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2019(licence)
SS8287 : Llwybr i Fynydd Margam / Path to Mynydd Margam by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2019(licence)
SS8286 : Wind sculpted trees on the Ogwr Ridgeway Walk above Margam Park by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2011(licence)

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 1.3km NE 37° Rhyd Blaen-Y-Cwm Enclosure* Misc. Earthwork (SS833880)
 1.9km W 260° Mynydd y Castell* Hillfort (SS806867)
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