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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bryn Castell Hillfort
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.704 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bontddu
Map Ref: SH65072042
Latitude: 52.764476N  Longitude: 4.001193W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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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Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : The hillfort walls on the south. That is Cader Idris on the skyline. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bryn Castell hillfort in Gwynedd was possibly intended as a temporary refuge for a small group of people comparable with Craig Y Castell and Craig y Dinas. It consists of a just a single wall enclosing an oval area of about 1/4 acre. The enclosure wall is now very low and eroded but there are traces of internal and external facing and the naturally defensive steep slopes of the hill on all sides gave the fort a strong position. There is evidence of one internal structure at the northern end.

The fort is on private land but the owner allows access to the monument

Coflein reference

Scheduled monument reference - ME138
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Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by Justfrank : Bryn Y Castell with Cader Idris in the background , A very pleasant walk/cycle the path is rocky rocky in places , Take care , this is on private land there is access to the Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : When approaching the hillfort from the east side, you can see the entrance trackway sloping up from the right, just above the more recent stone wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : Standing in the centre of the hillfort, you can see the top of the ring of stones making the wall. Wonderful view of the Mawddach estuary on a clear day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : The hillfort walls on the west side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : This is a large structure at the northern end of the fort. It has not been decided what it is on the historic reports. Possibly a hut circle.

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : Photo taken from standing on the slope just below the south wall of the hillfort.

Bryn Castell Hillfort
Bryn Castell Hillfort submitted by w650marion : The upward sloping entrance track to the fort.

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Re: Bryn Castell Hillfort by w650marion on Thursday, 06 August 2020
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There is a tiny car park at the top of the very steep road up from Bontddu. The hillfort is not visible from this car park, so a map would be useful.
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