Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Also known as:
Twyn y Gaer (Defynnog)
Nearest town:
Brecon (12km ENE)
OS reference:
SN92252630
OS sheet:
160
Latitude:
51° 55' 27.43 N
Longitude:
3° 34' 1.56 W
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Image of Y Gaer (Defynnog) (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

The fort/enclosure is on the spur on the far right of shot, with the dark band of trees underneath it. It is separated from the broad moorland of Fforest Fach by the glacial valley of Cwm Treweryn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.1.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 15, 2017

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Y Gaer (Defynnog)
Enclosure
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 29, 2009

Site description from Coflein:

“A roughly oval hilltop enclosure, 120m by 80m. It is defined by scarp lines except on the north, where there is a bank and ditch and possible entrance approach. Below and to the south, the enclosure is abutted by a possibly contemporary annex, 60m by 40m, banked and ditched on the south. The relation of the enclosure and annex is obscured by the remains of linear quarrying.”

coflein.gov.uk/en/site/92029/details/Y+GAER%3BTWYN-Y-GAER%2C+ENCLOSURE%2C+DEFYNNOG/

A public footpath and bridleway run along the eastern side of the site.

Sites within 20km of Y Gaer (Defynnog)

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