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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cil ifor Top - Hillfort in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 23 September 2002  Page Views: 8533

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cil ifor Top Alternative Name: Cilifor Top
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Llanrhidian
Map Ref: SS506923  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.609655N  Longitude: 4.158973W
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
3 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.
3 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
4

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Cil ifor Top submitted by coldrum : Hillfort can be seen from Arthur's Stone and ring cairns. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in West Glamorgan

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Cil ifor Top submitted by h_fenton : Cil Ifor Top hillfort, viewed from the South West. 13 April 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. Looking at the fort from the south east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. The western defences looking north west and No, no, no (what more can I say?) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. The south western side of the fort looking south east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. The western side looking north west. Places like this should be treated much better. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. The south east part of the fort. As you can see it's getting trashed by tyres and cow hooves.

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. The possible original entrance to the fort on the western side.

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Cil ifor Top submitted by Bladup : Cil ifor Top. This fort is kept in a terrible state. This photo shows the steep poorly defended eastern side looking north west.

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Cil ifor Top submitted by TheCaptain : Cil ifor Top seen here looking to the northeast down from the top of Cefn Bryn at Arthurs Stone.

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Cil ifor Top submitted by TheCaptain : The southwestern slopes of Cil ifor Top seen here looking northeast

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Cil ifor Top submitted by TheCaptain : Cil ifor Top seen here looking east from the B4295

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Cil ifor Top submitted by TheCaptain : Cil ifor Top seen here looking south from the B4295

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 840m W 264° Llanrhidian Lower Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49769223)
 842m W 262° Llanrhidian Upper Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49769221)
 1.1km SSE 151° Pen-y-Crug Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS51099137)
 1.9km W 259° Oldwalls (E) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48689200)
 2.2km SW 222° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Ring Cairn (SS4906690726)
 2.2km W 260° Oldwalls (W) Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS48429197)
 2.3km SW 218° Maen Ceti* Chambered Tomb (SS49149055)
 2.3km SW 218° Maen Ceti cairn Ring Cairn (SS491905)
 2.3km SW 220° Cefn Bryn Great Cairn* Round Cairn (SS49029056)
 2.4km SSW 211° Cefn Bryn Cairn 3* Ring Cairn (SS493903)
 2.4km SSW 199° Holy Well (Cefn Bryn)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS49769003)
 2.5km SSW 211° Cefn Bryn Cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SS49269021)
 2.8km SW 225° Cefn Bryn SW Cairn* Ring Cairn (SS4854990395)
 2.9km ESE 118° Tooth Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SS531909)
 2.9km W 265° Samson's Jack* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47669214)
 3.1km WSW 257° Ty'r-Coed* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47579168)
 3.1km S 176° Talbot Road Cairn 2 Ring Cairn (SS50758921)
 3.1km S 176° Talbot Road Cairn 1* Ring Cairn (SS50758920)
 3.3km SSE 156° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound 2 Misc. Earthwork (SS51888922)
 3.3km SSE 156° Cefn Bryn Burnt Mound Misc. Earthwork (SS51898922)
 3.3km SSE 155° Cefn Bryn Ring Cairn Ring Cairn (SS51918922)
 3.4km S 173° Nicholaston Hall Cairn Cairn (SS50948894)
 3.5km S 176° Nicholaston Long Cairn* Chambered Tomb (SS50768879)
 3.5km SW 227° Reynoldston Millennium Stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS47958997)
 3.7km SSE 155° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Cairn (SS52068889)
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