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Crugybalog
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 3979 Trust : Dyfed Community : Troedyraur Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN34184524 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Defended Enclosure
Summary : Crugybalog enclosure occupies the summit of a low, rounded hill at 245m above sea level. It is not a strongly naturally defended location, nevertheless, land drops away steadily in all directions. There is only a slight rise suggesting the line of defences, which is overlain by hedge-banks, masking any detail. There is no trace of an external ditch and no obvious entrance. The hedge-banks define a roughly oval area 130m east to west and 90m north to south. In 2005, the site was under improved pasture.
K Murphy 17 November 2005
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K. Murphy, R. Ramsey and M. Page , 2006 , A SURVEY OF DEFENDED ENCLOSURES IN CEREDIGION, 2006: GAZETTEER OF ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID SQUARES SN33 & SN34
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