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y Gaer, Ciliau Aeron

Ceredigion, Wales ยท Atlas WA2314

Location

Atlas number
WA2314 (2314)
Country
Wales
Current county or unitary authority
Ceredigion
Historic county
Cardiganshire
Parish, community, or townland
Ciliau Aeron
National Grid reference
SN49955852
Latitude
52.20439
Longitude
-4.19727
Altitude
130 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.14 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (South)

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope and spur
Aspect
west
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2006)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
CD271
HER
Dyfed 1850
National record
record SN 45 NE; monument 303835
Wikidata
Q31109239

Sources

References

  1. Murphy, K, Ramsey, R. and Page, M. 2006. A survey of defended enclosures in Ceredigion 2006: Gazetteer of Ordnance Survey Grid Squares SN45 and SN46, Project Report No. 2006/20, Project Record No. 54269, Llandeilo: Cambria Archaeology.