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Twyn-y-Gaer, Trallwng
Powys, Wales ยท Atlas WA1302
Location
- Atlas number
- WA1302 (1302)
- Country
- Wales
- Current county or unitary authority
- Powys
- Historic county
- Brecknockshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Trallwng
- National Grid reference
- SN96953060
- Latitude
- 51.96426
- Longitude
- -3.50134
- Altitude
- 351 m
Form and condition
- Type
- partial contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 5
- Enclosed area
- 0.45 ha
- Footprint
- 0.8 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and rubble
- Also recorded
- annex, ditches, and gang working
- Entrance forms
- Simple Gap (South west)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- spur
- Aspect
- southeast
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (1978); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1886-1888); Other (2006-2007)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- BR044(POW)
- HER
- Clwyd Powys 444
- National record
- record SN 93 SE; monument 92038
- Wikidata
- Q31062138
Sources
References
- Savory, H.N. 1952. List of Hill-forts and other earthworks in Wales, III, Brecknockshire, Bull Board Celtic Stud, 14, 72.
- Silvester, B. 2007. The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Defended enclosures in Brecknock, CPAT Report No 859, Welshpool: CPAT.
- RCAHMW 1986. An inventory of the ancient monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog). The Prehistoric and Roman monuments, Vol 1, Part 2, Hill-forts and Roman remains, HF 11, London: HMSO.