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<< Our Photo Pages >> Plas-y-Gaer - Hillfort in Wales in Powys

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 23 September 2002  Page Views: 8443

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Plas-y-Gaer
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Talybont on Usk
Map Ref: SO033247  Landranger Map Number: 160
Latitude: 51.912407N  Longitude: 3.40724W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
3

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Plas-y-Gaer
Plas-y-Gaer submitted by geoffstickland : The ditch and banks are well preserved and clearly seen. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Plas-y-Gaer submitted by geoffstickland : The ditch is about 4' deep and continues along the top edge of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Plas-y-Gaer submitted by geoffstickland : The fort viewed from the bottom of the hill by the footpath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Plas-y-Gaer by geoffstickland on Saturday, 15 August 2020
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An Iron Age Hill Fort beneath The Brecon Beacons. A gently rounded hill with a flattened top. On the upper (Western) side of the fort is a crescent shaped ditch with banks on either side. The ditch and banks are in good condition.
Access is a fairly short walk from a footpath, the accurate map reference is SO03292462.
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