<< Our Photo Pages >> Bryn Castell Hillfort - Hillfort in Wales in Gwynedd
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bryn Castell HillfortCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bontddu
Map Ref: SH65072042
Latitude: 52.764476N Longitude: 4.001193W
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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Bryn Castell hillfort in Gwynedd was possibly intended as a temporary refuge for a small group of people comparable with Craig Y Castell and Craig y Dinas. It consists of a just a single wall enclosing an oval area of about 1/4 acre. The enclosure wall is now very low and eroded but there are traces of internal and external facing and the naturally defensive steep slopes of the hill on all sides gave the fort a strong position. There is evidence of one internal structure at the northern end.
The fort is on private land but the owner allows access to the monument
Coflein reference
Scheduled monument reference - ME138
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