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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castell-Y-Dail - Ancient Village or Settlement in Wales in Powys

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 13 October 2010  Page Views: 4371

Multi-periodSite Name: Castell-Y-Dail Alternative Name: Pen-Y-Castell
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: SO09448972
Latitude: 52.497838N  Longitude: 3.335414W
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
no data 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
5
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Castell-Y-Dail submitted by geoffstickland : Set on a hillside overlooking Newtown and now alarmingly near the new Newtown by-pass (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Powys

"An irregular ridge-top enclosure, c.152m by 50m, defined by scarps with traces of a ditch, having an entrance to the SW."

Source: Coflein
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO0989 : Pasture created by enclosure by John Gibson
by John Gibson
©2008(licence)
SO0989 : A steep cutting below Castell-y-dail Wood by Penny Mayes
by Penny Mayes
©2019(licence)
SO0989 : The bypass on an embankment by Penny Mayes
by Penny Mayes
©2019(licence)
SO0989 : The bypass on an embankment  by Penny Mayes
by Penny Mayes
©2019(licence)
SO0989 : Dolfor Road near Pen-y-banc Wood by Colin Pyle
by Colin Pyle
©2013(licence)

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