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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cefn y Castell
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Middletown
Map Ref: SJ306134 Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.713789N Longitude: 3.028759W
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

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3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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no data Access:

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
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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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**Cefn y Castell** submitted by TimPrevett : This is how the majority of people will see the Cefn Y Castell hillfort - as the imposing hill, with ramparts visible around the crown of the hill. This is heading west from Shrewsbury to Welshpool along the A458. SJ306134 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ3013 : Earthworks on Middletown Hill by Mat Fascione — by Mat Fascione
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SJ3013 : The path running north east from Middletown Hill by Colin Park — by Colin Park
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