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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Garn Fawr (Pembrokeshire)Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Fishguard Nearest Village: Trefasser
Map Ref: SM89613882
Latitude: 52.007833N Longitude: 5.066861W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Humpage visited on 18th Feb 2024 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4
SandyG visited on 22nd Apr 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Car parking is available nearby. Spectacular views from the fort.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 4
Garn Fawr is magnificently located overlooking Strumble Head and along the Pembrokeshire coast towards St David's Head.
As noted on the RCAHM site, it is 'a hill-top enclosure complex: a central walled area, about 100m by 85m, enclosed with a larger area defined by rock outcrops and further stone walls, about 220m by 140m, having a central roundhouse emplacement.' The smaller Garn Fechan is close by.
As can be seen from these pictures, the hilltop is surprisingly extensive - to really appreciate the setting and the defensive ditches, it is definitely worth looking at RCAMH's aerial pictures via this link.
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