<< Our Photo Pages >> Castell y Gaer - Hillfort in Wales in Gwynedd
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castell y GaerCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Barmouth Nearest Village: Llwyngwril
Map Ref: SH593090
Latitude: 52.660410N Longitude: 4.081756W
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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Right by the side of the road south of Llwyngwril. Not the best fort i've ever seen or the best countryside, but it's here and its not going anywhere. Tumbled walls are best seen on the east and south, possible entrance at the north.
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