<< Our Photo Pages >> Bishopston Valley - Hillfort in Wales in West Glamorgan
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bishopston ValleyCountry: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Swansea Nearest Village: Bishopston
Map Ref: SS569878 Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.570858N Longitude: 4.06622W
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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1.3km SW 217° Bacon Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (SS561868)
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2.3km NW 315° Trinity Well, Ilston* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS55308946)
2.9km WNW 297° Gower Heritage centre* Museum (SS543892)
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4.8km W 281° Cefn Bryn Beacon 1 Cairn (SS52198886)
4.9km NW 308° Tooth Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SS531909)
4.9km W 281° Cefn Bryn Cairn 1* Cairn (SS52068889)
5.0km W 270° Crawley Rocks Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SS51878796)
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