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y Bwlwarcau, Eastern Enclosure

Bridgend, Wales ยท Atlas WA1547

Location

Atlas number
WA1547 (1547)
Country
Wales
Current county or unitary authority
Bridgend
Historic county
Glamorgan
Parish, community, or townland
Llangynwyd Middle
National Grid reference
SS 851 886
Latitude
51.58508
Longitude
-3.65896
Altitude
230 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.25 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope
Aspect
southeast
Land use
woodland and pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2010); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900)

Identifiers

HER
Glamorgan Gwent
National record
record SS 88 NW; monument 413166
Wikidata
Q31118760

Sources

References

  1. None