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Pen-y-Coed, Hillfort

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NPRN54432
Map ReferenceSJ10NW
Grid ReferenceSJ1394006980
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyMontgomeryshire
CommunityCastle Caereinion
Type Of SiteHILLFORT
PeriodIron Age
Description
Univallate enclosure. Terrace of NE facing Slope.
Poss.orig.rounded D shape to 0.15m (NW) Deep.
Bank 3-6m wide on NW NE & SE.

This subrectangular enclosure is roughly bisected by a fence either side of which are fields under pasture. The enclosure measures overall some 60m across. It is best defined on the N, less so on the S though here some external ditching is evident possibly accentuated by tracking. The SE corner has been ploughed out. The N side of the enclosure is fronted by a scarp running roughly parallel with the bank. This is probably natural but may have been part of any defensive function which the enclosure might have had.

D.K.Leighton 11.10.94

RCAHMW AP94-C 0493
RCAHMW AP945069/44