List of hill forts in Wales
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The Bulwark
There are 570 hill forts in Wales.[1]
Contents
Anglesey
Carmarthenshire
- Carn Goch
- Castell Pen y Coed, near Llanddowror
- Llansteffan Castle, near Carmarthen
- Merlin's Hill (Bryn Myrddin)
- Top Castle, Eglwyscummin
- Banc y Rhyfel, Llanfynydd
Ceredigion
- Craig Gwrtheyrn, near Llandysul
- Esgair Nantyrarian, near Devil's Bridge
- Hen Gaer
- Pen Dinas
- Pen Dinas Lochdyn, near Llangrannog
- Pen y Ffrwd Llwyd, near Ystrad Meurig
- Pencoed y Foel
- Trawscoed fort
Clwyd
- Allt Wen
- Bryn Alyn
- Bryn Euryn
- Caer Bach
- Caer Drewyn, near Corwen
- Caer Seion
- Castell Cawr
- Castell Dinas Bran, near Llangollen
- Cerrig y Ddinas
- Dinorben (destroyed by quarrying)
- Moel Arthur
- Moel Fenlli near Ruthin
- Moel y Gaer, near Bodfari
- Moel y Gaer, near Llanbedr
- Moel y Gaer, on Llantysilio Mountain
- Moel y Gaer, near Rhosesmor
- Pen y Castell, near Maenan
- Penycloddiau
- Pen y Corddyn Mawr
- Pen y Gaer, Llanbedr-y-cennin, Conwy Valley
- Y Gardden
Glamorgan
- The Bulwark, Gower Peninsula
- Burry Holms, Gower Peninsula
- Caerau, Cardiff
- Caerau, Rhiwsaeson
- Dinas Powys (Cwrt-yr-ala), near Cardiff
- Graig Llwyn
- Llwynda-ddu, Pentyrch
Gwent
- Bulwarks Camp, Chepstow
- Gaer Fawr, Llangwm
- Gaer hill fort, Trellech
- The Larches, Caerwent
- Llanmelin, Llanvair Discoed
- Sudbrook Camp
- Twmbarlwm
- Twyn y Gaer
- Wilcrick Hill
Gwynedd
- Bryn y Castell, near Llan Ffestiniog
- Caer Euni
- Castell Odo
- Craig y Dinas, near Dyffryn Ardudwy
- Craig yr Aderyn
- Dinas Dinlle
- Dinas Dinorwig, near Llanddeiniolen
- Dinas Emrys, near Beddgelert
- Garn Boduan
- Garn Fadryn, Llyn Peninsula
- Mynydd y Graig (Creigiau Gwineu)
- Pen y Dinas, near Talybont
- Tre'r Ceiri, Yr Eifl
Pembrokeshire
Powys
- Allt yr Esgair
- Breiddin
- Burfa Camp
- Castell Dinas, Talgarth
- Castle Bank, near Gilwern Hill
- Cefn Carnedd, near Caersws
- Craig Rhiwarth, near Llangynog
- Crug Hywel, Crickhowell
- Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery
- Gaer Fawr, Guilsfield
- Llanymynech Hill
- Llwyn Bryn Dinas, near Llangedwyn
- Beacon Ring
- Pen y Clun, near Llanidloes
- Pen y Gaer, near Llanidloes
- Pen-y-crug, near Brecon
- Roundton Hill
- Slwch Tump, near Brecon
- Twyn-y-Gaer, near Libanus
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Forde-Johnston (1976), p. 3.
- Bibliography
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External links
- Hill forts in the Penllyn area
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales' website
- Hillforts Atlas Project – a crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and Ireland
