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<< Our Photo Pages >> Llanymynech Hill - Hillfort in Wales in Powys

Submitted by wmh on Monday, 14 October 2002  Page Views: 11403

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Llanymynech Hill Alternative Name: Bedd y Cawr; Lech y Wydhon
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Llanymynech
Map Ref: SJ265220  Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.790543N  Longitude: 3.091369W
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.
 3 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.
 4 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
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Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Northern ramparts crossing the golf course. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A golf course has been built within the ramparts, which shows how large the this hillfort in Powys was. A public footpath follows the ramparts.

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) tells us that Llanymynych Hill has now been 'turned into one of those awful golf-courses'. Their entry for this site describes a 'once-impressive chambered tomb' (of which nothing remains) and gives us some of the archaeology and history of the area, together with an 1835 ground plan of the lost tomb.
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Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Possible Eastern entrance. The Eastern side of the hillfort has been lost to the old limestone quarry. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Northern ramparts crossing the golf course. The golf course is contained within the ramparts which shows how large the Hillfort was. The public footpath follows the ramparts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Northern Ramparts in woodland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Possible entrance in north west corner (Vote or comment on this photo)

Llanymynech Hill
Llanymynech Hill submitted by wmh : Llanymynech Hillfort - Western section of ramparts, which were incorporated into Offa's Dyke.

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Re: Llanymynech Hill by wmh on Tuesday, 03 September 2024
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Access 3 - The possible Eastern entrance is next to the parking area. Walking around the ramparts will require a bit more time and effort. Parking area at top of Underhill Lane, Pant.
Ambience 4 - Good views of Shropshire hills and other nearby hillfort.
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Re: Llanymynech Hill by FrogPrincess on Wednesday, 29 August 2018
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Apparently the late Professor Barri Jones, a respected archaeologist, was convinced that Llanynynech Hill was the location of the final battle between Caratacus and Scapula, as described in Tacitus's Annals. This was mentioned in Professor Jones's obituary in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jul/23/guardianobituaries1 but I haven't found any detailed articles or books on this subject, perhaps because Professor Jones sadly died so young. Any links to articles/info that is out there gratefully received. The description in Tacitus does seem to fit but I'd like more details if possible.
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Re: Llanymynech Hill by AstroKat on Sunday, 01 November 2009
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It is said that in the eighteenth century there was a couple of brothers in seach of treasure, going by the name of Pain, who threw down a collection of stones near the Giants Head. These stones may have been the remains of a barrow. The site is not known.




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