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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Mynydd y Graig Alternative Name: Creigiau GwineuCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Rhiw
Map Ref: SH228274 Landranger Map Number: 123
Latitude: 52.814941N Longitude: 4.630811W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hillfort in Gwynedd. Defended by a stone rampart, it has a spectacular view of Bardsey Island. It also ties in well with the Gelliwig site below towards the north. Gelliwig is the only place that has this name which is King Arthur's favorite court in the Welsh Mabinogion. Imagine yourself as King Arthur looking at the 360 degree view and wonder if Bardsey Island is the resting place of his body after being wounded at Camlan (located south of Dolgellau).
Stunning location 700 and 750 feet high that is accessible by the crossroads at the bus stop for Rhiw. Walk in the direction of the bus towards Pwllheli just past a chapel to a foot path on the right leading up to the ramparts above. (around to the right side is of the ramparts is a ladder style). It is marked as fort on the Ordinance Survey.
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