- Moel y Gaer, Llantysilio
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For other places with the same name, see Moel y Gaer.
Moel y Gaer (Welsh for "bald hill of the fortress") is an Iron Age hill fort 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]
See also
References
- ^ Brooks, I. P.; K. Laws (2007). Heather and Hillforts Survey Report: Moel y Gaer, Lantysilio. Engineering Archaeological Services Ltd. p. 2. http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/images/stories/moel_y_gaer_llantysilio.pdf. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Heather and Hillforts: The Clwydian Hillforts Condition Survey". Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/clwydian/clwydian.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ Brooks and Laws, p. 3.
External links
Categories:- Hill forts in Wales
- Archaeological sites in Denbighshire
- Clwyd geography stubs
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