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<< Text Pages >> Coed Ffynnon-Oer - Hillfort in Wales in Monmouthshire

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Coed Ffynnon-Oer
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newport
Map Ref: ST273861
Latitude: 51.569065N  Longitude: 3.050321W
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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ST2686 : Ffynnon Oer, near Pentre-poeth by John Lord
by John Lord
©2011(licence)
ST2786 : Road from Bassaleg to Pen-y-lan by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)
ST2686 : Footpath from Pen Y Lan Road, Bassaleg by Robin Drayton
by Robin Drayton
©2009(licence)
ST2786 : Bassaleg School by John Thorn
by John Thorn
©2007(licence)
ST2786 : Bethel Baptist churchyard, Pentre-Poeth near Bassaleg by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2012(licence)

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