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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) - Hillfort in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 12 October 2010  Page Views: 5047

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.818 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Pen-Clawwd
Map Ref: SS53659552
Latitude: 51.639388N  Longitude: 4.116305W
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
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
 no data 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
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Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) submitted by theCaptain : Pen-y-Gaer seen here looking west from Pen-Clawwd. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort above the village of Pen-Clawwd, on the north shore of the Gower peninsula in South Glamorgan

Described as an "Irregular oval hilltop enclosure, c.98m by 120m, defined by banks and scarps."

Source: Coflein
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Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) submitted by theCaptain : Pen-y-Gaer seen here from just below to the north near Daltons Point. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS5395 : Bryngaer Penygaer Hillfort by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2014(licence)
SS5395 : B4295 The Promenade at Graig-Y-Coed junction by Colin Pyle
by Colin Pyle
©2014(licence)
SS5395 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2022(licence)
SS5395 : The Promenade, Penclawdd by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2023(licence)
SS5395 : Mud and marsh at Dalton's Point, Penclawdd by David Gearing
by David Gearing
©2015(licence)

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Re: Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) by Anonymous on Sunday, 22 September 2019
Is it a neolithic fort? Is there any suggestion it was also used by the Romans? Look on google Earth. Very good image at the moment and shapes that look like hut influences on the ground in the field to the East.
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    Re: Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) by Anne T on Monday, 23 September 2019
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    Hello, Anonymous, I've had a quick look at the Google Earth images; there are indeed some odd shapes in the field to the east, although (to me, and I could well be wrong) they are not regular/circular enough for hut circles, or rectangular enough for early Roman buildings. I've not been able to find any excavation or scheduling information for this site (but if I do, I will add the information here); in the meantime, there are the Coflein and Ancient Monument records for this site.

    Coflein NPRN 305609 tells us this site is: "(an) irregular oval hilltop enclosure, c.98m by 120m, defined by banks and scarps".

    It is also recorded on the Ancient Monuments website as CADW ref GM198, which adds: "The monument comprises the remains of a hillfort, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales) … The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail."

    Information from anyone else familiar with this site is more than welcome - please post any additional comments here. I look forward to finding out more; thanks!
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Re: Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) by TheCaptain on Sunday, 16 June 2013
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see here on streetview

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