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<< Text Pages >> Pen-Twyn - Hillfort in Wales in Monmouthshire

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen-Twyn
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Abergavenny  Nearest Village: Crucorney Fawr
Map Ref: SO321230  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.901387N  Longitude: 2.98829W
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
3
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Marko visited (still working on) on 16th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Half a hill fort is better than none! I intended to visit this site whilst on holiday nearby.Was out on another walk and saw the hillfort,but as i wasn't expecting to visit as soon i hadn't got my notes with me. - Fatal,as i thought that what was actualy a central bank was the South East limit of the fort.Only realised later that i'd missed the chance to see about half of the defences. However,the half of the hillfort i did see was worth the climb up from Oldcastle.The North West rampart was under bracken but was still impressive (as was the central bank).A modern track runs right alongside the South Western rampart.The North Eastern side is defended by the natural steep slope of Hatterall Hill.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO3223 : In Pentwyn hillfort by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
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SO3222 : On Offa's Dyke Path by Pen Twyn Hill Fort above Pandy by Colin Park
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SO3223 : View over the Black Mountains by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2010(licence)
SO3223 : Upper Pentwyn by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
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SO3223 : Pentwyn Hill Fort by Trevor Rickard
by Trevor Rickard
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