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Bryn-y-Castell Hillfort

A Scheduled Monument in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9689 / 52°58'8"N

Longitude: -3.8954 / 3°53'43"W

OS Eastings: 272809

OS Northings: 342965

OS Grid: SH728429

Mapcode National: GBR 60.JVMB

Mapcode Global: WH55J.4MBT

Entry Name: Bryn-y-Castell Hillfort

Scheduled Date: 19 November 1979

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 273

Cadw Legacy ID: ME104

Schedule Class: Defence

Category: Hillfort

Period: Prehistoric

County: Gwynedd

Community: Ffestiniog

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Description

A small hillfort of 40 m by 25 m surrounded by a dry-stone wall. The interior is flat, grass-grown and unploughed. Remains of one round building survive and there appear to be the platforms of several others. The entrance is on the N and several structures occupy the slopes below the fort.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Prehistoric settlement and defence. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structures themselves may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.

Source: Cadw

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