<< Our Photo Pages >> Foel Drygarn Fort - Hillfort in Wales in Pembrokeshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Foel Drygarn FortCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Cardigan Nearest Village: Crymych
Map Ref: SN158336 Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 51.970267N Longitude: 4.682944W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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It can be accessed via a footpath from the Crymych to Mynachlogddu road, where there is a lay-by for parking. The walk is quite steep towards the summit but our three year old duaghter managed to make it all the way up unassisted.
Once on top, there are fantastic views in all directions. Three cairns crown the summit. Upon first glance they appear to be heaps of random stones, but a close inspection of the interiors reveals carefully constructed mounds, each with a number of circular depressions (very good to for sheltering from the wind!). All in all the hillfort is spectacular and well worth the visit.
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