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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caer y TwrCountry: Wales County: Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Holyhead
Map Ref: SH218830 Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.313864N Longitude: 4.676425W
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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Couplands visited on 27th Apr 2024 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2
cactus_chris visited on 19th Apr 2022 Not exactly sure where the fort is, but saw the accompanying image at the summit of the mountain near the trig point.
Lying on the summit of Holyhead Mountain this hillfort is defended by a dry-stone wall where it is not protected by nature.
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