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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Twyn-y-Gaer (Llanspyddid) Alternative Name: Twyn y GaerCountry: Wales
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County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Llanspyddid
Map Ref: SN990280 Landranger Map Number: 160
Latitude: 51.941303N Longitude: 3.470702W
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 |
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-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 |
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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 |
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