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<< Our Photo Pages >> Conway Mountain - Hillfort in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 08 September 2004  Page Views: 18545

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Conway Mountain Alternative Name: Mynydd-Y-Dref; Castell Caer Seion
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Conway
Map Ref: SH760778  Landranger Map Number: 115
Latitude: 53.282625N  Longitude: 3.861369W
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.
 4 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
 4

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Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by TAlanJones : Caer Seion, Mynydd y Dref. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort protected on all sides by a stone wall apart from to the north where it is defended naturally. This hillfort was once home to as many as 60 roundhouses.



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Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by TimPrevett : A closer look at the entrance, giving an idea of the view to the south and south west. To the right, immediately behind the rampart, is the Sychnant Pass; the area behind that is the Pensychnant nature reserve. The highest part on the picture is Tal y Fan - around which are located many, many ancient sites. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by TimPrevett : 7am at Conwy Mountain hillfort; this hut circle - now defined by the ring of heather and few stones - sits upon the east of the hill overlooking the Conwy Valley & Estuary. Conwy Castle can be made out, with train and road bridges across the estuary from Llandudno. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by Postman : from across the water on the Great Orme (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by Postman : Ready for take off. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by TimPrevett : The entrance of the citadel part of the hillfort, viewed from the outside. Obviously, this rampart would have been considerably more tidy when in use, with the entrance (just left of centre) topped with wooden walkway and guarded by gates.

Conway Mountain
Conway Mountain submitted by TimPrevett : One of two plaques I came across aiding interpretation of the fort at the more complex western end.

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 1.6km WSW 250° Alltwen Hillfort* Hillfort (SH745773)
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 2.8km NE 52° Deganwy Castle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH7822579455)
 2.8km SSW 205° Hafodty* Stone Circle (SH74747532)
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 3.7km S 189° Northern Hut Group* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH75337418)
 3.7km S 189° Southern Hut Group Ancient Village or Settlement (SH75347413)
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 3.9km SW 224° Red Farm* Stone Circle (SH73227505)
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 4.2km S 191° St Celynin's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH75127369)
 4.2km S 191° Ffynnon Gelynin Hut Circle Ancient Village or Settlement (SH75117366)
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 4.5km SW 227° Fridd Wanc* Round Barrow(s) (SH726748)
 4.6km SW 228° Circle 275* Stone Circle (SH7251174774)
 4.7km SSW 205° Maen Penddu* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH73907357)
 4.7km SSW 206° Cefn Maen Amor* Stone Circle (SH73847359)
 4.9km SW 228° Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr)* Stone Circle (SH72297466)
 4.9km SW 222° Cerrig Gwynion (Conwy)* Cist (SH72627423)
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Re: Conway Mountain by Anonymous on Monday, 28 March 2016
I've been looking at an old map of the area from National library of Scotland (i think England and Wales need to catch on ) and noticed that there is 11 stone circles listed within the Hill fort. Can anyone clarify this, or are they hut circles or the like?
The map is from 1899, and clearly show these as stone circle. This is a link

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    Re: Conway Mountain by blingo on Monday, 28 March 2016
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    Hi Megalithic Portal, i forgot to log in before posting the above.
    Please forward any info about these Stone circles to me 'blingo' :)
    Thanks in advance if you can help.
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Re: Conway Mountain by Anonymous on Saturday, 31 December 2011
I used to live in LLandudno and visited Conwy mountain many times. There was talk of restoring the hill fort as all the stones are present on the sides of the mountain. Has this come to anything as I have not been there for about 5 years?
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