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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caer Drewyn
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Corwen
Map Ref: SJ0876544395  Landranger Map Number: 125
Latitude: 52.989092N  Longitude: 3.360578W
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
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-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
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 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
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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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Caer Drewyn submitted by Nick- : Caer drewyn 1997. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Denbighshire. This multi-period hillfort commands an imposing hilltop near Corwen in the Dee Valley. The pattern of banks and ditches, and especially the collapsed stone ramparts, are evidence of the changing shape and size of the fort over time.

The track that leads up the hill takes you to the eastern entrance where you'll see a complex of defended enclosures. The first enclosure you enter contains a number of stone-walled buildings and has seemingly been added to the larger fort enclosure. The stone-walled defended fort is entered through an inturned entrance, almost like a funnel, which is now choked by stone. Look carefully and you can still see the outer facing stones of the rampart on the left and right as you enter. More at the BBC MP3 hillfort tour downloads now available. Download them to listen to on site or follow the tour from home via Google maps on your PC, see comments on this page.

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Caer Drewyn submitted by TimPrevett : Flying from Exeter to Liverpool, the plane went over North Devon, Minehead, Cardiff, the Brecon Beacons, heading NE at Builth Wells, then flying up over the Clwydian Range. Inbetween, I saw this hillfort pop out between the clouds. Having looked at other pictures and multimap aerial shots, I am fairly sure this is Dinas Bran just N from Llangollen. (9 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Drewyn submitted by TimPrevett : The stone ring of Caer Drewyn hillfort can be seen in the centre, on top of the hill, at the confluence of several vallies. A strategic point indeed. Picture taken from the SW near a piece of Roman Road. Corwen to the right. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : Did you do that? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : Serious amount of stone on this hill (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : The annexe on the east side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : Standing before the eastern entrance, which is now so choked with stone that I never saw it for what it was.

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : Looking south-ish over the western entrance

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Caer Drewyn submitted by Postman : Looking over the western entrance

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Caer Drewyn submitted by TimPrevett : 28/04/09

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Caer Drewyn submitted by TimPrevett : 28/04/09 - looking to the confluence of the valleys and where a couple cursus monuments are believed to have been.

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Caer Drewyn submitted by TimPrevett : Always reassuring to have large official signs... 28/04/09

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Re: Caer Drewyn by sem on Thursday, 01 June 2017
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Coflein "The environs of the fort are noteworthy in preserving traces of an extensive field system to the north-east of the fort (NPRN 309746). It is impossible to date these fields but it is very likely they have prehistoric origins. Some 700m to the north-east, beyond the field systems, is a well-preserved Iron Age concentric enclosure set low down on the north-west facing hillslope (NPRN 54431)."
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Re: Caer Drewyn by Anonymous on Saturday, 27 October 2012
May I respectfully inform you that the nearest town to Caer Drewyn Hill Fort is Corwen and not Llangollen. The town of Corwen has long been so.

Thank you very much.

kind regards

Dennis Williams
Corwen Town

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Video: Erin Robinson's talk on hillforts in North Wales, from our summer event by Andy B on Tuesday, 23 October 2012
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Erin Robinson from the Heather and Hillforts project talks about conserving the hillforts and habitats of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountains in North Wales. Erin talks about the heather moorland, recent surveys and excavations in the area, including the discovery of vitrified material in the ramparts of Moel-y-Gaer and her 'hillfort glow' project reconnecting people to the uplands.

A 50 minute presentation with dozens of slides and animations in HD.



More video talks from our summer event coming soon!

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Caer Drewyn Hillfort Walk, 8th July 2012 by Andy B on Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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Caer Drewyn Hillfort

Date: 08.07.2012 Time: 10am - 12pm

Type: Walking Biodiversity

Walking Difficulty: 3 Shoes - Difficult (Long & strenuous, uneven, steep terrain)

A 2 mile circular walk exploring the wildlife and prehistoric hillfort of Caer Drewyn. Meet at Corwen Leisure Centre, LL21 9RW, SJ082442

Booking is required for this event. Call 01352 810614 to book or email [email protected]
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Live Commentary Voice Trail Caer Drewyn, Thu 22 July by Andy B on Monday, 12 July 2010
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Live Commentary Voice Trail Caer Drewyn

Thu 22 July 10.00–16.00

A live commentary voice trail,particularly suited to experienced visually impaired walkers. We shall climb up to and explore the site of the Caer drewyn Iron Age Hillfort.

A Live Commentary Voice Trail for, in particular, experienced Visually impaired walkers. From Corwen Leisure Centre we shall climb up to and explore the site of the Caer drewyn Iron Age Hillfort. Mini bus from Loggerheads Country Park Shop at 10am. Return at 4pm Bring a packed lunch or you can buy refreshments in the Leisure Centre. As we wish these events to include as many disabled people as is practicable, please mention any specific access requirements when booking.

Please book through Colin Antwis, Fieldsman Trails. 01352 756202.

Taith Lleisiau gyda Sylwebaeth ar y Pryd, yn arbennig i bobl sydd â nam ar y golwg. Gan gychwyn yng Nghanolfan Hamdden Corwen byddwn yn cerdded i Fryngaer Oes yr Haearn, Caer drewyn. Bws mini o Siop Parc Gwledig Loggerheads am 10am. Yn ôl am 4pm. Dewch â phecyn bwyd, neu gallwch brynu tamaid yn y Ganolfan Hamdden. http://www.fieldsmantrails.com Rydym yn dymuno cynnwys gymaint o bobl anabl ag sydd yn ymarferol, felly gofynnir ichi grybwyll os oes arnoch uhyw anghenion penodol pan rydych yn bwcio. Digwyddiadau Hygyrchedd i Bawb. Trefnydd Colin Antwis, Fieldsman Trails. 01352 756202

Location: Meet in car park behind the hall in Glyndyfrydwy, opposite Hodge Podge on the A5. Cyfarfod yn y maes parcio y tu ôl I neuadd Glyndyfrdwy, gyferbyn â siop Hodge Podge ar y ffordd A5.

O: Heather and Hillforts Project / Project y Grug a’r Caerau
T: 01352 810614
E: [email protected]
W: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/countryside

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Re: Caer Drewyn by coldrum on Monday, 29 March 2010
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Topographical survey of Caer Drewyn by Andy B on Saturday, 13 February 2010
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A topographical survey was carried out by EAS in 2006.
http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/images/stories/pdf/moel_arthur2.pdf

Source: http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92%3Amoel-arthur-dig-in-deeper&catid=9%3Ahillforts&Itemid=14&lang=en
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Exposing the Past, Thursday 11 February, 10am Caer Drewyn, Corwen by Andy B on Sunday, 07 February 2010
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Exposing the Past
Thursday 11 February, 10am
Caer Drewyn, Corwen

Come and help us clear vegetation from around the Iron Age hillfort of Caer Drewyn to expose more of the fabulous stone work.

Meet Leisure Centre Car Park,
Corwen.

For further information please call Denbighshire Countryside Service 01824 708230 [email protected]

http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/
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Town hillfort site comes to life by Andy B on Tuesday, 04 August 2009
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PIECING together art and history, pupils from Ysgol Caer Drewyn, Corwen, took part in a mosaic project with artist Patricia Jones aimed at promoting the Iron Age hillfort Caer Drewyn whose site lies above the town.

Since the beginning of the year, Caer Drewyn pupils from years five and six have been hard at work with Patricia of Classical Mosaic and the Heather and Hillforts Project to create a large mosaic, which will be displayed outside Corwen Leisure Centre.

“The aim was to incorporate imagery of the hillfort and its historical Celtic associations, as well as flora and fauna of the area and references to distinctive buildings from the town of Corwen,” said Patricia.

“The year five and six children from Ysgol Caer Drewyn really enjoyed their workshop sessions at the school in early 2009.”

Materials used included mosaic vitreous glass, Italian smalti, ceramic, recycled china and porcelain, glass beads and granite pebbles within a frame of wind-blown, seasoned, locally sourced oak.

The oak frame work and installation was by carpenter Adam Ashworth.

Erin Robinson, Heather and Hillforts interpretation officer, said: “Caer Drewyn hillfort is managed by Denbighshire County Council’s Countryside Service and enjoyed and visited by many.

“We hope that this beautiful mosaic at the start of the trail to the fort will encourage more people to enjoy this spectacular and special place for years to come.”

The project was organised and funded by the Heather and Hillforts Landscape Partnership Scheme.

Throughout the workshop sessions the children learned about what the Countryside Service does to conserve the archaeology and the ecology in the area and about the importance of the site as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The mosaic was unveiled in a short ceremony attended by vice-chairman of Denbighshire County Council, Cllr Meirick Lloyd Davies, headteacher Jayne Davies, head boy Josh McCook, head girl Libby Williams, and leisure centre manager Adrian Roberts.

In his speech, Cllr Meirick Lloyd Davies said: “The students’ local knowledge of the site and artistic flair have worked hand-in-hand to create a work of art to show off this dramatic landscape - especially the Iron Age hillfort which keeps a watchful eye over the town.”

The three year Heather and Hillforts Project is developing a £2.3 million initiative for upland conservation work and has received a grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. For more information visit heatherandhillforts.co.uk

http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/76473/town-hillfort-site-comes-to-life.aspx

With thanks to Coldrum
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Heather and Hillforts project newsletter by Andy B on Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Heather and Hillforts project newsletter, including archaeology news and what's ons

http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/images/stories/pdf/newsletters/newyddion0409news.pdf
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Moel Famau and Caer Drewyn Hillfort Audio Tours now available to download by Andy B on Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Here you will find mp3 downloads of our interactive heritage trails which you can download onto a portable media device such as an mp3 player or a mobile phone.

Tours include a guided narration through the sites, things to look out for on route, interviews with local people and specialists and the option to access 'added extras'.

You can also access the tours through your mobile on site! Simply phone the numbers below to access the tours on your mobile, at a cost of just a local call.

Moel Famau Interactive Heritage Trail

Call 01352 230123 to access the tour via telephone (at the cost of a local call)

Caer Drewyn Interactive Heritage Trail

Call 01490 555123 to access the tour via telephone (at the cost of a local call)

The MP3 downloads are here:
http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=54&lang=en
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Caer Drewyn Hillfort Audio Tour now live! by Anonymous on Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Countryside information campaign goes audio

Visitors to the south Denbighshire town of Corwen can now enjoy their own personal guided walk to help them explore the area’s fascinating past through the Heather and Hillforts Project.
Using the latest technology, visitors are able to access a new audio tour from the town centre to the Iron Age hillfort of Caer Drewyn (known locally as Mynydd y Gaer) on site via their mobile telephones or by downloading the free mp3 version from the internet.
Erin Robinson, Heather and Hillforts Interpretation Officer explained: “The trail gives visitors the opportunity to walk the popular route with a number of experts to hand and gives visitors the unique chance to be shown around this fascinating area by the people who live in it, work in it and love it.
The audio points are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and as they are accessible through the internet or through your mobile telephone, there is no inconvenience of picking up a handset and returning it at the end of your walk, and having to do this by a certain time.”
Visitors can choose to follow the trail from start to finish, or to simply dip in where they would like to. An introduction to the contents of each audio point is available on the heatherandhillforts.co.uk so visitors can choose which audio points are of special interest to them.
The audio heritage trail is a new approach to interpretation of the area that people can access whilst in the countryside through their mobile phones. The audio tour enables the provision of site specific information, without having a visual impact on the setting.
The trail was officially launched this April by Chairman of Denbighshire County Council Raymond Bartley and is the second of a series of audio trails for Denbighshire’s upland heritage. The Moel Famau Audio Heritage Trail, which leads you from Moel Famau car park (Bwlch Pen Barras) to the Jubilee Tower, was launched last autumn.

The phone numbers used for the trails are local rate numbers and calls can be included in visitor’s free minutes. The tours are available in MP3 format on the Heather and Hillforts Project website http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk, which will also include the tours in written format, reconstruction drawings, aerial photographs and videos of the landscape in use, in the coming months.

The three year Heather and Hillforts Landscape Partnership Scheme is developing a £2.3 million initiative for upland conservation work and has received a grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Call 01490 555123 for the Corwen/Caer Drewyn trail, 01352 230123 for the Moel Famau trail or visit http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk.

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Re: Caer Drewyn by Anonymous on Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Corwen is actually a TOWN not a Village!
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Re: Caer Drewyn by Nick- on Sunday, 15 October 2006
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I went up there on the 12th October 2006. In the nine years since I have last been there , two cairns have appeared. People are ripping stones out of the remains of the wall to do this...... Not a good practice, there should be signs telling people to stop it!




A photo of one of the cairns

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    Re: Caer Drewyn by Nick- on Saturday, 28 October 2006
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    Not as if signs telling people to do certain things would make make a damned difference........
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Re: Caer Drewyn by Anonymous on Monday, 03 October 2005
I live near here I went up there and felt totally ay peace good place to go and think
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Re: Caer Drewyn by Nick- on Saturday, 23 July 2005
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Here is a webpage, with a 'reconstruction' I did back in 1992........

This is a link
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Re: Caer Drewyn by TimPrevett on Sunday, 10 October 2004
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BBC Local Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/celts/pages/caer_drewyn.shtml
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Re: Caer Drewyn by Anonymous on Friday, 13 June 2003
Caer Drewyn is a beautiful spot.....It is an easy walk and we climbed with 3 toddlers who made it quite easily with a couple of rests.The view from the hill fort is stunning and the remains of the fort are interesting.
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