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Gaer Coed Parc;coed Parc Gaer
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 4800 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llangybi Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN588514 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Defended Enclosure Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : Coed Parc Gaer fort lies on the edge of a steep, high scarp slope at 200m above sea level. This slope provides the defensive element to the south side of the fort. The fort is overlooked and is located on sloping ground, approximately 300m distant and 20m below a rounded summit. It is a multivallate fort, with three lines of defence. All three lines are only visible on the west side. The inner rampart is the most obvious and consists of a bank up to 2m high and 7m wide, with an external ditch. This is best preserved on the east side. It defines a roughly triangular-shaped internal area 110m by 50m. A second line of bank is closely-spaced to the inner and is clearly visible, but slighter than the inner, on the west side. What is probably a third line is more widely-spaced and lies further out to the northwest. There is a simple entrance through the inner bank on the east side. Rocky outcrops are present within the fort. Hollows and scoops behind the rampart on the north side, as well as flat areas in the interior may be house sites. In 2005, the site was under improved pasture.
K Murphy 24 May 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 SN54 & SN55
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