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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gaer Maesmynach - Hillfort in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 11 October 2010  Page Views: 3642

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gaer Maesmynach Alternative Name: Cribyn Gaer
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.259 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SN52005087
Latitude: 52.136250N  Longitude: 4.163895W
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
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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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Gaer Maesmynach
Gaer Maesmynach submitted by limestonepavement : A small well preserved' hillfort' enclosure on the summit. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Ceredigion

"An oval enclosure, c.106m NW-SE by c.80m, set upon an isolated & steep sided NW-SE ridge. Defined by a bank & ditch, with additional works on the SE, entrance facade.
A possible building platform, 14m by 4.0m, is set into the N rampart."

Source: Coflein
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SN5250 : Old Milepost by the B4337, Cribyn, Llanfihangel Ystrad parish by Milestone Society
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SN5250 : Semi-detached houses at Cribyn by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
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SN5250 : Southern end of Cribyn village, Llanfihangel Ystrad by Dylan Moore
by Dylan Moore
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SN5251 : Three Horse Shoes, Cribyn by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
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SN5250 : Cribyn Post Office by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
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