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<< Our Photo Pages >> Foel Faner - Hillfort in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TAlanJones on Monday, 06 December 2021  Page Views: 1725

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Foel Faner
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.569 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dolgellau  Nearest Village: Llanfachreth
Map Ref: SH733204
Latitude: 52.766291N  Longitude: 3.879285W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
4

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Foel Faner
Foel Faner submitted by Justfrank : Follow the walk around the lake half way turn right and head upwards, a very large fort with nice views (Vote or comment on this photo)
A very large Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Foel Faner above Llyn Cynwch, Gwynedd with wonderful views. Follow the Precipice Walk keeping to the right of Llyn Cynwch reservoir and follow the path to the end of the reservoir. Take a right up towards a gate then an immediate right and follow the wall up towards Foel Faner. The hillfort is on your left.
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Foel Faner submitted by TAlanJones : Foel Faner hill fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Foel Faner
Foel Faner submitted by TAlanJones : Foel Faner hill fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Foel Faner submitted by TAlanJones : Foel Faner overlooking Llyn Cynwch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Foel Faner
Foel Faner submitted by TAlanJones : View towards Cadair Idris. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Foel Faner
Foel Faner submitted by TAlanJones : View from Foel Faner towards the Mawddach Estuary.

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