Moel Arthur
Moel Arthur is an Iron Age Hill Fort of type Contour Fort, in the hamlet Fford-las in Ruthin , on the border of Denbighshire to Flintshire in Wales .
Although it is a small hill fort, it has some of the largest ramparts and moats of any hill fort in the area. Unlike the other five, it doesn't protect a strategically important location, but Offa's Dyke runs past the hill. This and recent finds lead archaeologists to believe that the fort had ritual significance. Moel Arthur is in the area of the Deceangli tribes.
On the top of the 455 m high hill there is a Bronze Age round hill. The walls bend at the entrance. Inside the fort, especially on the east side, near the entrance, there are several platforms on which there was probably a Timber circle.
The Hillfort was registered by Cadw and marked with the SAM number FL010. There are around 300 Hillforts on the Cadw Heritage List, although archaeologists state there are around 570 in Wales.
Moel Arthur is one of several monuments in Wales and Great Britain that are named after Arthur. In this case, however, there is no legend or tradition associated with the place.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cadw manages 127 historic monuments, including the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Beaumaris Castle , Caernarfon Castle , Conwy Castle and Harlech Castle are owned by Cadw
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Coordinates: 53 ° 11 '4.4 " N , 3 ° 16" 49.6 " W.