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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen Y Gaer (Cynghordy)Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Llandovery Nearest Village: Cynghordy
Map Ref: SN77993869
Latitude: 52.033153N Longitude: 3.780005W
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 |
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| 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 |
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An Iron Age Hill Fort set on a prominent hill overlooking the town of Llandovery. Signs can be discerned of a bank and shallow ditch when viewed from the South West but there are little signs of human habitation. It is a natural defensive position being steeply sloped on all sides.
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