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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) - Hillfort in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 12 October 2010  Page Views: 6147

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.856 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Carmarthenshire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SN52394342
Latitude: 52.069422N  Longitude: 4.154971W
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 (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : The best part of the remaining fort (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

"A partially bivallate hillfort, defining the summit of an abrupt peak above Llanybydder. The bivallation occurs to the E, on either side of the entrance, which was inturned. Single ramparts only cap the steeper slopes to the W and S."

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Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : From the road south west of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : A trip down misty lane. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : Quite a good little fort this one, access is questionable though, I never ask so I never get turned back. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : April 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder)
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanybydder) submitted by Postman : Getting a bit wet now. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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