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Corn y Fan Defended Enclosure, Merthyr Cynog

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NPRN92045
Map ReferenceSN93NE
Grid ReferenceSN9851035390
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityMerthyr Cynog
Type Of SiteDEFENDED ENCLOSURE
PeriodIron Age
Description
Three large ramparts and ditches rise one above the other to form a very impressive defence on the NE side of this promontory enclosure, which otherwise rests on the crags and scarps of Corn y fan. There is an entrance to the NE, between the ramparts and the crags, and a quarry ditch within the innermost rampart. The interior, c.48m by 8.0-16m and innocent of traces of occupation, seems small in relation to the scale and extent of the defences. The site is significant for its visually dominant position.

(Source: OS 495 card; SN93NE1)

J.Wiles, RCAHMW, 25.04.2002.