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Llanarth
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 1861 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llanarth Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN47495142 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Promontory Fort / Medieval Castle Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : Castell Moeddin Fach is a small inland promontory fort. A small triangular-shaped promontory with steep slopes on the west, south and east sides down to small streams is heavily defended by a bank and ditch on the north side. Overall this defence measures 35m long, 13m wide and about 2m high. There is a simple entrance about 4m wide in its centre. The interior area enclosed is very small, approximately 50m north - south and 25m east - west. It is probably an Iron Age fort, but King has listed it as a possible medieval castle site. The site is under bracken. K Murphy 15 December 2005 - from various sources.
Description : A small promontory site defended on the east and west by streep natural slopes and by a bank and ditch to the north. The defences are c.13m wide and 2m high overall with a central causewayed entrance. JH 1995 based on Cadw 1987 & CCH 1994
Sources :
Burnham,H , 2007 , AM107
K. Murphy, R. Ramsey and M. Page , 2006 , A SURVEY OF DEFENDED ENCLOSURES IN CEREDIGION, 2006: GAZETTEER OF ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID SQUARES SN45 &SN46
, 1933 , T.Card.AS ,
Burnham , 1988 , The Hillfort Study Group ,
CADW , 1987 , AM107 ,
CADW , 1993 , AM107 ,
Hogg,AHA , 1962 , Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies ,
Hogg,AHA , 1994 , The Iron Age ,
King,DJC , 1956 , Ceredigion ,
Meridian Airmaps , 1955 ,
Murphy,K , 2004 , Assessment of Prehistoric Defended Enclosures 2004-5, Report No 2004-100 ,
Musson,CR , 1992 , AP92-007.35 Close up, near vertical from SE, showing pronounced banks either side of entrance ,
Musson,CR , 1992 , AP92-033.51 Good close up from NE ,
Musson,CR , 1992 , AP92-033.50 Location shot from SW, good contrast ,
Nash-Williams,VE , 1933 , Archaeologia Cambrensis ,
OS , 1972 ,
Rees,W , 1932 , S.Wales & Border in 14th c. ,
Events : 66463 : CASTELL MOEDDIN FACH, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1972 (year : 1972) 85525 : CASTELL MOEDDIN FACH, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1987 (year : 1987) 89783 : CASTELL MOEDDIN FACH, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1993 (year : 1993) 91369 : CASTELL MOEDDIN FACH, FIELD OBSERVATION, 1999 (year : 1999) 95251 : CASTELL 270M E OF MOEDDYN-FACH (year : 2007) 54269 : PREHISTORIC DEFENDED ENCLOSURES: CEREDIGION (year : 2007) 107540 : LAND AT MAES Y GARN (year : 2015)
