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<< Our Photo Pages >> Coed y Bwynydd Camp - Hillfort in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 03 February 2011  Page Views: 18146

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Coed y Bwynydd Camp
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Abergavenny  Nearest Village: Raglan
Map Ref: SO36500680  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.756272N  Longitude: 2.92137W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
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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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Coed y Bwynydd Camp
Coed y Bwynydd Camp submitted by Mayer : Defensive ditches on the east flank of Coed-y-Bwnydd: in May, when the bluebells cover the site (Vote or comment on this photo)
A large, multivallate Iron Age camp with a massive mound protecting the entrance. Excavations in the 1970s revealed four roundhouses, and evidence of occupation over a considerable period.

It is a popular destination for walkers, especially in bluebell time. A plaque at the entrance states that the site was “Presented to the National Trust by Captain Geoffrey Crawshay in memory of Sgt R.A.Owens, Royal Air Force, of Llanfair Kilgeddin, killed on active service on August 7th 1943 aged 21.”

Note: Castle, snowdrops and ancient hill fort walk, 5th February, also to a nearby hillfort on the 20th
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Coed y Bwynydd Camp
Coed y Bwynydd Camp submitted by Mayer : Impressive mound at the east entrance to Coed-y-Bwnydd (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO3606 : Coed-y-Bwnydd by Ros Hallett
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SO3606 : Path under the eaves of the trees on Coed y Bwnydd by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
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SO3606 : Coed y Bwnydd in winter by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2014(licence)
SO3606 : Coed y Bwnydd in April by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2012(licence)
SO3606 : Bluebells on the hillfort, Coed y Bwnydd by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2010(licence)

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Re: Coed y Bwynydd Camp by JRB on Wednesday, 03 February 2016
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See also: Coflein
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Castle, snowdrops and ancient hill fort Walk, 5th February 2011 by Andy B on Thursday, 03 February 2011
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Castle, snowdrops and ancient hill fort Walk, 5th February 2011, Near Bettws Newy

Castle, snowdrops and ancient hill fort
Date: 5th February 11
Time: 11.00 - 15.00
Location: Near Bettws Newydd
Cost: Free

Join Tim Hancock and David Smith of the Countryside Service for a 6 mile (9.5 km) guided walk passing Clytha Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, a secluded church and a section of the Usk Valley Walk.

Bring a packed lunch and a drink.

Dogs on short leads permitted. One very steep slope and lots of stiles.

Leave the old road from Raglan to Abergavenny at the turning signposted "Bettws Newydd". Park in the National Trust car park on your right after 400 metres (SO 361 085). Postcode NP7 9BW.

http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/site/scripts/events_info.php?eventID=884
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Re: Coed y Bwynydd Camp by Anonymous on Monday, 21 July 2008
Used to visit regularly. Unfortunately due to disability, no longer possible. Beautiful and peaceful at any time of year, but April when the bluebells are flowering is a riot of sensory delight. Beare of startling pheasants when walking there, they coan give you a fright!
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Re: Coed y Bwynydd Camp by Mayer on Thursday, 04 May 2006
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Coed-y-Bwnydd (SO365068) is a large, multivallate Iron Age camp with a massive mound protecting the entrance. Excavations in the 1970s revealed four roundhouses, and evidence of occupation over a considerable period. It is a popular destination for walkers, especially in bluebell time. A plaque at the entrance states that the site was “Presented to the National Trust by Captain Geoffrey Crawshay in memory of Sgt R.A.Owens, Royal Air Force, of Llanfair Kilgeddin, killed on active service on August 7th 1943 aged 21.”
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