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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caer Caradog - Hillfort in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by postman on Wednesday, 24 October 2012  Page Views: 4767

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caer Caradog
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Cerrigydrudion
Map Ref: SH96824792
Latitude: 53.018598N  Longitude: 3.539584W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
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Caer Caradog
Caer Caradog submitted by postman : Dark skies threatened us, but like with all bullies we ignored them and they left us alone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Conwy

Heading east out of Cerrigydrudion on the B5105, then immediately right/south, cross the Nant y felin, the hill fort will appear on the left crowning a slight hilltop.

A footpath passes by closely but not to it, so a slight trespass is necessary.
A well defined fort with several contending entrances, a large boulder is found in the eastern ditch, not the first time i've seen that at a hill fort either.
Though it was a bit misty on my visit, wondrous vistas of Snowdonia will appear on a clearer day.
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Caer Caradog submitted by Gwyn : Submitted by Gwyn, in response to Postman's comment "Though it was a bit misty on my visit, wondrous vistas of Snowdonia will appear on a clearer day" This panorama shows Snowdonia from Caer Caradoc. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Caradog submitted by postman : A lonely tree keeps watch over this part of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Caradog submitted by postman : The out of place boulder in the eastern ditch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Caradog
Caer Caradog submitted by Gwyn : Submitted by Gwyn, in response to Postman's comment "Though it was a bit misty on my visit, wondrous vistas of Snowdonia will appear on a clearer day" This panorama shows Caer Caradog and Cerrig-y-drudion. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Caradog submitted by postman : Looking south in the eastern ditch from the out of place boulder. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caer Caradog submitted by postman : Distant misty hills

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Caer Caradog submitted by postman : The most entrance like of the contending entrances

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Re: Caer Caradog by Anonymous on Saturday, 15 October 2022
Actually the name translates as ‘The Druid’s Stones’ da iawn!
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Re: Caer Caradog by LittleDragon on Saturday, 21 May 2022
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Interestingly, "Cerrig Y Druidion" translates (on far from perfect google translate) to "Circle of precious stones." - I ​was born nearby hence I took an interest in the place.

I've obviously searched for a record of a stone circle in the immediate vicinity but none such appears. However, looking at Google Earth satellite images for circular forms, there does indeed appear to be a circular impression of some 20 meters diametre stradling a fence (so not the signiture left by an animal feeder) in a field just West of this location.

The circlular impression lies between this apparent fort and the town of Cerrigydruidion at 53°01'25" N 3°33'08" This is a link to view it on Google Earth - it is hard to gauge the impression from the satellite image but it appears to be a shallow circular bank - it casts a slight shadow on the satellite image but would likely be undetectable at ground level if not searching for it in the precice location.

So, I wonder if that is the "Cerrig Y Druidion"?
Would rather like to write to Cerrigydruidion parish council and let them know their namesake may be lying under a foot of soil just outside the town. ...it could also be the impression of a round fort or some such, obviously, spade required
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