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<< Text Pages >> Felin Cwrws - Hillfort in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Friday, 09 December 2011  Page Views: 2688

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Felin Cwrws
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Llandyfriog
Map Ref: SN351411
Latitude: 52.043702N  Longitude: 4.405875W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data Accuracy:
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
5

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Possible hillfort in Carmarthenshire

A circular earthwork interpreted as Iron Age or medieval defences.

Morgan G. 2010. Castles of Wales: A Handbook. Talybont: Y Lolfa. (p. 252)
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