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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maesgwyn Fort - Hillfort in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 15 July 2007  Page Views: 3207

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maesgwyn Fort
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.463 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Carmarthenshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Carmarthen
Map Ref: SN411234
Latitude: 51.886449N  Longitude: 4.310271W
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
3
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Maesgwyn Fort
Maesgwyn Fort submitted by geoffstickland : A small, much eroded enclosure high on the hillside above the river Gwili (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

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Maesgwyn Fort
Maesgwyn Fort submitted by geoffstickland : There is a steep bank on the North side of the enclosure though hidden in thick undergrowth. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SN4123 : Pasture and hill fort by Marion Phillips
by Marion Phillips
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SN4023 : Mynediad i Ffarm Clyngwyn / Entrance to Clyngwyn Farm by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2023(licence)
SN4122 : Hen heol i Gaerfyrddin - Old road to Carmarthen by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2012(licence)
SN4123 : Uwchlaw / Above Pante by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2014(licence)
SN4023 : Pasture near Clyn-gwyn, Newchurch by Dylan Moore
by Dylan Moore
©2008(licence)

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