Moel y Gaer, Llantysilio
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Moel y Gaer is an Iron Age
hill fort
on a summit of Llantysilio Mountain, northwest of the town of Llangollen
, Denbighshire
, Wales
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The defensive works at Moel y Gaer enclose an area of approximately 0.95 hectares (2.3 acre) and consist of a single rampart and a discontinuous ditch, with a single entrance on the eastern side. Although no excavations have been conducted at the site, a 2007 survey recorded the remains of 11 roundhouse
platforms within the enclosure, concentrated on the eastern side. A track crossing the site from east to west, used by pedestrians and drivers of off-road vehicles, presents a threat to the archaeological remains.
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, and which had an independent Iron Age culture of...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
on a summit of Llantysilio Mountain, northwest of the town of Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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The defensive works at Moel y Gaer enclose an area of approximately 0.95 hectares (2.3 acre) and consist of a single rampart and a discontinuous ditch, with a single entrance on the eastern side. Although no excavations have been conducted at the site, a 2007 survey recorded the remains of 11 roundhouse
Roundhouse (dwelling)
The roundhouse is a type of house with a circular plan, originally built in western Europe before the Roman occupation using walls made either of stone or of wooden posts joined by wattle-and-daub panels and a conical thatched roof. Roundhouses ranged in size from less than 5m in diameter to over 15m...
platforms within the enclosure, concentrated on the eastern side. A track crossing the site from east to west, used by pedestrians and drivers of off-road vehicles, presents a threat to the archaeological remains.