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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dunraven
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Brigend Nearest Village: St Bride`s Major
Map Ref: SS887728 Landranger Map Number: 170
Latitude: 51.443220N Longitude: 3.602852W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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**Dunraven** submitted by Bladup : A big bank and ditch at Dunraven fort, sorry about the photo - it was about an hour after the sun had gone down. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hillfort in South Glamorgan (Vale of Glamorgan)

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SS8872 : Castell Dwnrhefn / Dunraven Castle by Alan Richards — by Alan Richards
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SS8872 : Hill above Trwyn y Witch, Dunraven. by Mick Lobb — by Mick Lobb
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SS8872 : Thistles and ruins by Debbie J — by Debbie J
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SS8872 : Outer wall, Dunraven Castle remains. by Mick Lobb — by Mick Lobb
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