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<< Our Photo Pages >> Alltwen Hillfort - Hillfort in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by raythemapman on Saturday, 03 July 2010  Page Views: 9914

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Alltwen Hillfort Alternative Name: Sychnant Pass
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.537 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Conwy Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SH745773
Latitude: 53.277780N  Longitude: 3.883657W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
2 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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Alltwen Hillfort
Alltwen Hillfort submitted by raythemapman : The top of the Sychnant Pass,the track leads to a Hillfort at SH745773. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol)

Alltwen Hillfort, near Sychnant Pass
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Alltwen Hillfort
Alltwen Hillfort submitted by Klingon : On the north side you can still see a few remains of the rampart. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Alltwen Hillfort
Alltwen Hillfort submitted by raythemapman : Looking down the Sychnant Pass towards Anglesey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH7477 : Hill Fort on Allt Wen by Mike White
by Mike White
©2008(licence)
SH7477 : Allt Wen by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2024(licence)
SH7477 : Alltwen by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2009(licence)
SH7477 : Alltwen near Penmaenmawr by nick macneill
by nick macneill
©2013(licence)
SH7477 : View to Allt Wen from Sychnant Pass near Conwy by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2021(licence)

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