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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hill Fort West of Ystum GwadnaethCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Llanfachreth
Map Ref: SH774218
Latitude: 52.779817N Longitude: 3.819077W
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 Gwynedd
This hill fort is positioned on a high Rocky outcrop with commanding views of the uplands and valleys to the east of Llanfachreth. There are also magnificent views of the southern and mid Eryri (Snowdonia) mountains.
Permission is required from the local farm to access the site.
The hill fort is defensibly well positioned with a steep cliff face to the north and east, and sloping ground to the south and west. The stone walls have mainly fallen away but they are still apparent to the West and east. This is not a large defended enclosure measuring 43m long by 30m wide.
The fort is currently defended by a herd of alpacas.
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