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[[Image:Pen-y-gaer from the north.jpg|250px|thumb|Pen-y-gaer from the north]]
{{short description|Prehistoric site in Wales}}
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'''Pen y Gaer''' (or Pen-y-gaer) is the location of a [[Bronze Age]] fort near the village of [[Llanbedr-y-Cennin]] in the [[Conwy valley]] in north [[Wales]].
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pen y Gaer
| elevation_m = 385
| prominence_m = 36
| location = [[Snowdonia]]
| grid_ref_UK = SH749693
| parent_peak = [[Carnedd Llewelyn]]
| listing = TuMP
}}


[[File:Pen y Gaer, Llanbedr-y-cennin.jpg|thumb|200px|Pen y Gaer from the west]]
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A natural defensive site, it had a long history of occupation, indicated by the complexity of the defences, which were amended over time. There are two Bronze Age cairns on the north-west slope, and nearby are extensive prehistoric and later field systems. The remains as seen today are mostly of [[Iron Age]] origin, but further earthworks, probably of [[Mediaeval]] origin, lie on the south-eastern slopes.
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[[File:Pen-y-gaer from the north.jpg|thumb|200px|Pen y Gaer from the north]]
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'''Pen y Gaer''' (or '''Pen-y-gaer''') is the location of a [[Bronze Age]] and [[Iron Age]] [[hillfort]] near the village of [[Llanbedr-y-Cennin]] in the [[Conwy valley]], Wales.

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A natural defensive site, it had a long history of occupation, indicated by the complexity of the defences, which were amended over time. There are two Bronze Age [[cairn]]s on the north-west slope, and extensive prehistoric and later field systems are nearby. The remains as seen today are mostly of Iron Age origin, but further earthworks, probably of [[medieval]] origin, lie on the south-eastern slopes.


The remains of the two walls of stone can be seen, as can those of a [[chevaux-de-frise]]. The entrance is to the west, and access can be gained from a car park, reached by the road from the village.
The remains of the two walls of stone can be seen, as can those of a [[chevaux-de-frise]]. The entrance is to the west, and access can be gained from a car park, reached by the road from the village.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of hill forts in Wales]]
* [[List of hillforts in Wales]]


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/celts/pages/penygaer.shtml A BBC page]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/celts/pages/penygaer.shtml A BBC page]


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[[Category:Geography of Conwy|Pen y Gaer]]
{{Conwy Valley}}
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[[Category:Sub-Roman Britain]]


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[[Category:Caerhun]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Conwy County Borough]]
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[[Category:Hillforts in Conwy County Borough]]
[[Category:Mountains and hills of Conwy County Borough]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Snowdonia]]
[[Category:Hillforts in Snowdonia]]
[[Category:Mountains and hills of Snowdonia]]
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 19 April 2024

Pen y Gaer
Highest point
Elevation385 m (1,263 ft)
Prominence36 m (118 ft)
Parent peakCarnedd Llewelyn
ListingTuMP
Geography
LocationSnowdonia
OS gridSH749693
Pen y Gaer from the west
Pen y Gaer from the north

Pen y Gaer (or Pen-y-gaer) is the location of a Bronze Age and Iron Age hillfort near the village of Llanbedr-y-Cennin in the Conwy valley, Wales.

A natural defensive site, it had a long history of occupation, indicated by the complexity of the defences, which were amended over time. There are two Bronze Age cairns on the north-west slope, and extensive prehistoric and later field systems are nearby. The remains as seen today are mostly of Iron Age origin, but further earthworks, probably of medieval origin, lie on the south-eastern slopes.

The remains of the two walls of stone can be seen, as can those of a chevaux-de-frise. The entrance is to the west, and access can be gained from a car park, reached by the road from the village.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

53°12′22″N 3°52′23″W / 53.2061°N 3.8730°W / 53.2061; -3.8730

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