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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castell Mawr (Llanrhystud)Country: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Aberaeron Nearest Village: Llanrhystud
Map Ref: SN5373068660
Latitude: 52.296537N Longitude: 4.146332W
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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Castell-Mawr was described by Ieuan Hughes as; 'Originally a circular camp enclosed by a single ring of defence. It is now under cultivation and almost obliterated. A protracted period of search along the furrows over this site and in the fields bought no results.'. The note shows the fort has been well ploughed for a century or more.
The site is all but gone now, yet it still is worth a visit.
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