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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Coed Pen Y Bryn Defended SettlementCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Llanelltyd
Map Ref: SH727194
Latitude: 52.757166N Longitude: 3.887784W
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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The settlement dates to the Iron Age. It is located on a small hilltop that overlooks the Mawddach estuary. The enclosure is rough!y rectangular and measures 105m NE/SW and 77m transversely. An earthen enclosure bank is evident in the N and NE sides surmounting and enhancing the summit of the hilltop. The earthen enclosure bank has a width of 3m and a maximum interior height of 1m. An entrance is marked by a simple gap in the bank on the E side. To the S of the entrance the bank is reduced in height and composed of earth and stone. A steep scarp provides a natural defence on the SW side. The interior of the enclosure is relatively flat but it sits on two levels. The interior is heavily overgrown hinting only at the presence of hut circles.
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