<< Text Pages >> Wennalt Camp - Ancient Village or Settlement in Wales in South Glamorgan
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Multi-periodSite Name: Wennalt Camp Alternative Name: Wenallt EnclosureCountry: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cardiff Nearest Village: Tongwynlais
Map Ref: ST15208275
Latitude: 51.537258N Longitude: 3.224053W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Defended oval enclosure of unknown date, 57m north-south by 40m.
The enclosure is defined by a bank and ditch and has a south-east facing entrance.
Some of the rampart shows traces of stone revetment.
RCAHMW Coflein record:
Wenallt Camp.
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