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Cwm Castell
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 1847 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llanarth Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN46945544 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Hillfort Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : Cwm-castell lies in a strong naturally defended position on a knoll within a narrow valley at 170m above sea level. At its weaker south end there is a bivallate defence, with an inner bank 7m wide and 3m high fronted by a silted ditch and an outer bank 17m wide and 2m high. There is a trace of a stone revetment to the inner bank. There is a slightly in-turned entrance at the northwest end of these rampart terminals. Just north of this a platform my indicate the site of a round-house. A single rampart defends the remainder of the site. The internal area is irregular in shape, and measures 110m north - south and 50m east - west. The site is very overgrown with deciduous woodland, scrub and brambles. K Murphy 15 December 2005 - from various descriptions.
Description : Iron Age hilltop enclosure c.110m from north to south and 51m from east to west, situated on a natural knoll with steep-sided wooded valleys to the east and west. The enclosure is defined by a double bank and ditch on its southern side (where the slope is more gradual) and a single bank and ditch for the remainder of the circuit. Its form in plan follows the natural edges of the top of the knoll. The main entrance lies at the southwestern end of the enclosure and a possible second entrance, protected by a short outwork lies at the northern end. The interior and banks are completely overgrown with gorse and bracken and much of the area was inaccessible at the time of the visit. A Cooper 2000
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