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Multi-periodSite Name: Blaenrhondda Ancient VillageCountry: Wales County: Mid Glamorgan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Blaenrhondda
Map Ref: SN92160193
Latitude: 51.705711N Longitude: 3.56204W
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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JulieHerbert visited on 12th Oct 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Found it by chance after visiting Llyn Fawr Resevoir. Decided to travel into the next town and on the way back parked to view the Valley and spotted this site by chance! what a wonderful day :)
Access by crossing road and a short walk on muddy ground
Unenclosed Iron age settlement of stone walled rounds houses and enclosures.
Also in the area there are other Iron age settlements : SN92290188, SN92210170.
There are also some Earthworks nearby.
Coflein site no. 301342
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