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<< Our Photo Pages >> Craig Rhiwarth - Hillfort in Wales in Powys

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 14 October 2002  Page Views: 12278

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Craig Rhiwarth
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Llanrhaiadr
Map Ref: SJ057270  Landranger Map Number: 125
Latitude: 52.832239N  Longitude: 3.401167W
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
3 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.
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
4

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : The eastern cliffs keep this fort impeccably safe. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : The bronze age summit cairn in an iron age hill fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : Craig Rhiwarth fort over looks the meeting of two valleys. As seen descending Craig y Castell (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : looking east along a section of rubble up to Glan Hafon, in the middle of the dip is the weird cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : Looking west along the entire northern defenses, not going to keep much out now is it ? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : The main entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : Looking north through the bigger better entrance

Craig Rhiwarth
Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : The smaller of the two entrances

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Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : Round house near the summit cairn at the west end of the fort. Bleary weather !

Craig Rhiwarth
Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman : Looking south, the main wall and two entrances can be seen here.

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Re: Craig Rhiwarth by Anonymous on Friday, 20 August 2010
Craig Rhiwarth hill fort is on public access land. On foot it is easely reached from the north off the Pencraig - Pistyll Rheadr public footpath.
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