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<< Other Photo Pages >> Mynydd y Gaer - Hillfort in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by sem on Friday, 05 April 2013  Page Views: 9104

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Mynydd y Gaer Alternative Name: Coedcae Gaer
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bridgend  Nearest Village: Coity
Map Ref: SS97358495
Latitude: 51.554066N  Longitude: 3.481976W
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
2 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
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Mynydd y Gaer
Mynydd y Gaer submitted by sem : Site in Mid Glamorgan Wales Mynydd y Gaer The Northern bank/ditch is now a field boundary - and also plagued by midges. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Small univallate hillfort located on the end of a spur projecting south-east from Mynydd y Gaer. The bank and ditch system measures about 20m wide by 3m high overall where best preserved.

It has been set out in straight sections, apparently twelve in all, forming an irregular polygon. The entrance was probably on the S, inturned on one side though this is worn down by cultivation.

Read more at Coflein.

From GGAT: Apart from minor mutilation it is in good condition & consists of a pronounced bank with outer ditch forming an enclosure of generally sub-circular form. PRN - 00383m

Only about 500yds from the road it is disguised by by bushes and trees. Access is limited by locked gates and fences

Note: The recent snowy landscape reveals some of Wales' forgotten ancient remains
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Mynydd y Gaer submitted by sem : Eastern Entrance I'm not sure if this was originally an entrance or the "minor damage" referred to by GGAT. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd y Gaer
Mynydd y Gaer submitted by Andy B : New aerial images taken by the Royal Commission show the outline of Coedcae Gaer Iron Age Hillfort in Bridgend which is very hard to see when not covered in snow Source: RCAHMW Site in South Glamorgan Wales (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Recent snowy landscape reveals some of Wales' forgotten ancient remains by sem on Saturday, 14 September 2013
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GGAT have this listed as Mynydd y Gaer Hillfort. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM).
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    Re: Recent snowy landscape reveals some of Wales' forgotten ancient remains by Andy B on Sunday, 15 September 2013
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    Sem, I have combined these two pages into one and named as Mynydd y Gaer - does this look OK?
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Recent snowy landscape reveals some of Wales' forgotten ancient remains by Andy B on Friday, 05 April 2013
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Archaeologists have discovered ancient remains after they were "brought back to life" by the snow covering the landscape. Settlements dating back 4,000 years were only found because just the right amount of snow fell on the countryside.

Experts were flying over the landscape in a light aircraft when they spotted the Bronze Age remains below. A combination of the snow and the low sun in the sky at this time of year provided ideal conditions to plot the sites for the first time.

Archaeologist Dr Toby Driver said: "The snow provides breathtaking conditions for our aerial reconnaissance.

"Snow evens out the colours of the landscape allowing complex earthwork monuments to be seen more clearly and precisely."

The experts on board the four-seater Cessna identified up to 40 ancient earthworks hidden beneath centuries of growth in Mid and South Wales.

They included a 20-metre wide burial mound on common land at Ogmore-by-Sea near Bridgend and a moated site at Llangorse lake near Brecon.

The team were also able to photograph earth works which they already knew about including the remains of a Norman castle at Painscastle near Builth Wells.

Others they were able to map again were the Castle Bank hill fort near Llandrindod Wells, Crugerydd castle near the A44 in Powys and Coedcae Gaer hill fort near Bridgend.

The new discoveries were recorded by the experts from the Aberystwyth-based Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

Read more at: Wales Online:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/need-to-read/2013/03/28/snowy-landscape-reveals-wales-forgotten-ancient-remains-91466-33079168

With thanks to Angie Lake for the info
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