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<< Text Pages >> Castell Pantmawr - Hillfort in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 30 September 2002  Page Views: 6079

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castell Pantmawr
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth  Nearest Village: Llanilar
Map Ref: SN611756  Landranger Map Number: 135
Latitude: 52.360804N  Longitude: 4.041203W
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.
3 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
3

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SN6075 : Pantmawr in the Ystwyth valley by Ken Walton
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SN6075 : Afon Ystwyth by David Smith
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SN6075 : On the Ystwyth Trail between Llanilar and Llanfarian by John Lucas
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SN6175 : NCN81 in woodland by David Smith
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SN6175 : Afon Ystwyth below slopes of Coed Cwmtrafle by David Smith
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 2.1km ESE 114° Pen-Y-Castell Enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (SN62997468)
 2.2km ESE 118° Llanilar Hillfort (SN62997454)
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Re: Castell Pantmawr by w650marion on Sunday, 12 November 2023
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Working Coflein link -
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303571 😀

Coflein says probably not a Hillfort, more likely a medieval earthwork castle. I remember seeing it from the A485 many years ago and the information board in a lay-by piqued my curiosity!
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Re: Castell Pantmawr by coldrum on Monday, 11 October 2010
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Coflein site entry.

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303571/details/CASTELL+PANT-MAWR%3B+CASTELLAN%2C+SETTLEMENT/
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