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Cribyn Clota
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 3988 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llanfihangel Ystrad Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN53625146 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Defended Enclosure Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : Cribyn clota (Cribyn Clotas) is a sub-circular defended enclosure located towards the end of a rounded hill at 250m above sea level. To the north, west, south and east of the site land slopes gently away, but to the northeast there is a gentle rise of a few metres onto the highest point some 400m distant. It is a univallate site, with a weak bank up to 0.8m above the interior and 1.8m high externally. There is little trace of a ditch, and the location of the entrance is unclear. Internally the site is approximately 112m diameter. The interior is under improved pasture and the gorse and bracken.
K Murphy 15 December 2005 - taken from various sources.
Description : A circular hitltop enclosure formed by a bank 6m wide and 1m high but no visible ditch. No sign of an entrance or internal structures. JH 1995 based on Cadw 1987 & CCH 1994.
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Murphy,K , 2004 , Assessment of Prehistoric Defended Enclosures 2004-5, Report No 2004-100 ,
Musson,CR , 1992 , AP92-010.07 Good close up from SE showing well cultivated interior ,
Musson,CR , 1992 , AP92-010.88 Good close up from NW showing well cultivated interior and improved surrounding fields ,
Nash-Williams,VE , 1933 , Archaeologia Cambrensis ,
OS , 1953 ,
