Moel y Gaer, Llantysilio

For other places with the same name, see Moel y Gaer.
Moel y Gaer, Llantysilio

Moel y Gaer (Welsh for "bald hill of the fortress") is an Iron Age hillfort on a summit of Llantysilio Mountain, northwest of the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales.

The defensive works at Moel y Gaer enclose an area of approximately 0.95 hectares (2.3 acres)[1] and consist of a single rampart and a discontinuous ditch, with a single entrance on the eastern side.[2] Although no excavations have been conducted at the site, a 2007 survey recorded the remains of 11 roundhouse platforms within the enclosure, concentrated on the eastern side. A track crossing the site from east to west, used by pedestrians and drivers of off-road vehicles, presents a threat to the archaeological remains.[3]

The summit reaches 504 metres (1654 feet).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, I. P.; K. Laws (2007). Heather and Hillforts Survey Report: Moel y Gaer, Lantysilio (PDF). Engineering Archaeological Services Ltd. p. 2. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Heather and Hillforts: The Clwydian Hillforts Condition Survey". Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Brooks and Laws, p. 3.

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Coordinates: 53°00′30″N 3°14′34″W / 53.0082°N 3.2429°W / 53.0082; -3.2429

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