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Gaer Lwyd
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 1375 Trust : Dyfed Community : Penbryn Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN30145240 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Defended Enclosure
Summary : Gaer Lwyd is a defended enclosure located on gently sloping ground on a scarp edge at 150m above sea level, just off the highest point of a rounded hill. It is overlooked. The steep scarp slope that falls away by over 80m forms the defence to the south side of the site. A very spread defensive bank forms the defence to the west and north. This bank is up to 15m wide and 0.7m high. A depression outside the bank marks the line of a silted/in-filled ditch. The entrance to the fort is on the southwest corner, where the defensive bank stops short of the scarp slope. The east side of the fort is defended by 3m high sharp break of slope. This seems to be a natural slope that has been artificially steepened to provide a defence. There is no trace of a ditch on this side. The interior of the fort approximates to a 70m square. It has the impression of having been terraced in order to provide a more level surface than that offered by the natural topography. Approximately 110m southeast of the fort a bank, 80m long, 18m wide and 1.5m high, parallel to the eastern side of the fort may be an outer line of defence, but equally this could be a natural feature. In 2005, the site was under improved pasture.
Description : This is probably the 'Gaer Lwyd' that D Prys Williams recorded as having been demolished shortly before 1905. K Murphy 22 November 2005
Sources :
K. Murphy, R. Ramsey and M. Page , 2006 , A SURVEY OF DEFENDED ENCLOSURES IN CEREDIGION, 2006: GAZETTEER OF ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID SQUARE SN35
Jenkins,JG , 1983 , Ceredigion ,
Murphy,K , 2004 , Assessment of Prehistoric Defended Enclosures 2004-5, Report No 2004-100 ,
OS , 1973 ,
Prys-Williams,D , 1905 , Archaeologia Cambrensis ,
RAF , 1946 ,
Ray,K , 1988 , Gaer Llwyd ,
