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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen y Ffrwd - Hillfort in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 30 September 2002  Page Views: 4940

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen y Ffrwd
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.274 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth  Nearest Village: Ystrad Meurig
Map Ref: SN709688  Landranger Map Number: 135
Latitude: 52.302102N  Longitude: 3.894763W
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.
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
3

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Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : The cairn about a hundred yards to the east of the hill fort (Vote or comment on this photo)
A well-preserved Hillfort in Ceredigion

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Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : The entrance is still quite impressive (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : Looking over the entrance towards Pen y Bannau (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : Looking south (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : Approx north (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen y Ffrwd
Pen y Ffrwd submitted by postman : Cairn and fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 1.2km NW 318° Garreg Lwyd Ancient Village or Settlement (SN70106972)
 1.7km NNE 24° Banc-Y-Geufron* Cairn (SN71637033)
 1.9km NNW 331° Nant Byr Isaf Cairn (SN70037044)
 2.5km WNW 285° Llanwnnws Inscribed Stone Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SN68516950)
 3.6km ENE 63° Carreg Samson, Llethr* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN74157038)
 3.8km ESE 119° Pen-y-Bannau* Hillfort (SN74196689)
 3.9km WSW 242° St Ffraid's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SN67436705)
 3.9km NNE 16° Castle Grogwynion* Hillfort (SN72107249)
 4.8km SE 128° Strata Florida Sculptured Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SN74646577)
 5.5km E 93° Troed Y Rhiw 1 Cairn (SN7636468372)
 5.6km NNW 336° Coed Ty'n y Cwm* Hillfort (SN687740)
 5.9km ESE 113° Troed Y Rhiw 2 Cairn (SN76336634)
 6.1km SE 128° Ffynnon Llygaid (Drefach)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SN7564064940)
 6.8km WNW 295° Gaer Fawr (Lledrod)* Hillfort (SN648718)
 7.0km SE 132° Glasffrwyd Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SN75996399)
 7.1km ENE 76° Blaen Marchnant Cairn (SN77857040)
 7.8km SW 223° Castell Flemish* Hillfort (SN6538863195)
 7.9km W 266° Ty n-yr-eithin* Cairn (SN630685)
 7.9km E 80° Llan Ddu Fawr Cairn* Cairn (SN78766998)
 8.2km E 82° Waun Claerddu Cist* Cist (SN79106980)
 8.3km SE 132° Blaen Glas ffrwd Standing Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN769631)
 8.3km E 88° Craig Fawr Cairn (SN792689)
 8.3km ENE 77° Carn-Y-Rhyrddod* Cairn (SN7906670426)
 8.3km SE 125° Pen-Y-Bwlch W ,Cairn Cairn (SN776638)
 8.4km SE 131° Blaen Glasffrwd Cairn Field Cairn (SN771631)
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