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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Bryn y Gefeiliau Ancient TrackwayCountry: Wales County: Conwy Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Betws y Coed Nearest Village: Capel Curig
Map Ref: SH7379856215
Latitude: 53.088186N Longitude: 3.885847W
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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Leading from Capel Currig to Dolwyddelan this ancient trackway was probably used by the Roman military during their occupation of NW Wales in the late 1st cent AD until 120 AD. This section of the track rises to the foothills of Moel Siabod before descending towards Dolwyddelan. Today it passes through an ancient landscape with evidence of prehistoric activity in abundance.
It then descends through a forest via Clogwyn Llwyd, Sarn Yr Offeiriad and Beudy Brynbugelyn before reaching the A470 at Dolwyddelan. The existing trackway would have provided a more direct route from Caer Llugwy (the Roman Auxiliary Fort) at Capel Curig to Tomen y Mur (Roman Auxiliary Fort) nr Trawsfynydd.
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