<< Our Photo Pages >> Clywyd Watsh Defensive Enclosure - Hillfort in Wales in Carmarthenshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Clywyd Watsh Defensive EnclosureCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.515 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Carmarthenshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Llandovery Nearest Village: Llywel
Map Ref: SN85353653
Latitude: 52.015314N Longitude: 3.672042W
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| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| 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 |
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On the crest of the hill above a steep hill slope on the Mynydd Epynt Military Range, an incomplete enclosure about 30' by 60' with wide spread banks. Coflein says that its date is uncertain but it gives the impression of being prehistoric, probably Iron Age.
Coflein site no. 90165
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