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<< Text Pages >> Gaer Lwyd - Hillfort in Wales in Ceredigion

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gaer Lwyd
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.77 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SN30145240
Latitude: 52.143701N  Longitude: 4.48376W
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
5
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SN3052 : Footpath near Gaer Lwyd by Jeremy Bolwell
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SN3052 : Cows lying in a field access track by Jeremy Bolwell
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SN2952 : Part of the Ceredigion coast near Penbryn in October by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
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SN2952 : Doorway near Troedyrhiw by Tony Kirwan
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SN3052 : Penmorfa Chapel, near Penbryn by Cered
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