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Tan-y-Ffordd Hillfort

A Scheduled Monument in Melindwr, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4005 / 52°24'1"N

Longitude: -3.9232 / 3°55'23"W

OS Eastings: 269253

OS Northings: 279795

OS Grid: SN692797

Mapcode National: GBR 8Z.PW4G

Mapcode Global: VH4FF.YXBN

Entry Name: Tan-y-Ffordd Hillfort

Scheduled Date: 17 July 1998

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1536

Cadw Legacy ID: CD164

Schedule Class: Defence

Category: Hillfort

Period: Prehistoric

County: Ceredigion

Community: Melindwr

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a hillfort, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). Hillforts are usually located on hilltops and surrounded by a single or multiple earthworks of massive proportions. Hillforts must have formed symbols of power within the landscape, while their function may have had as much to do with ostentation and display as defence. Tan-y-ffordd is a good example of a small yet strongly defended hillfort. The site is defensively sited on a spur overlooking the Rheidol valley and demonstrates a stretch of well preserved rampart and ditch which serves to cut the spur off on its most easily accessible side. The site is located within an area known to have been well occupied during the Iron Age period.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.

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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