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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maes Y GaerCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Llanfairfechan
Map Ref: SH663725
Latitude: 53.232655N Longitude: 4.004539W
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
There is not a lot left of this stonewalled hill fort, and it isn't that easy to get to either, but the view over to Anglesey is good, and the view up the valley to Aber Falls and the mountains is sublime.
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