LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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HER: Clwyd Powys 537 (None)
NMR: SO 13 SW 5 (14047)
SM: None
NGR: SO101313
X: 310147 Y: 231316 (OSGB36)
Partial contour hillfort enclosing prominent hill above the Afon Dulas and Afon Llynfi at Felin-fach. Surrounding slopes moderate to strong to N, steep to S, E and W. Measures c.1 20m by 60m with internal area 0.85ha. Defined by rampart on N and W where to 2.5m high; to S and SE now shows as discontinuous scarp affected by quarrying. On E bank of earth with scarp survives in part to 1.2m high. To W and NW ditch now a shelf, but best on N with counterscarp. Hollow way 3m wide runs through NE part of defences and possible original entrance despite modern quarry reuse. Also possible entrance on SW and at this point a hollow way ascends the slope, but whether this is contemporary is uncertain. Plateau on W may indicate site of structures, but no evidence for this. E side pasture. W side woodland and bracken scrub. Minimal investigations, undated.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -368412 Y: 6795242 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -3.3094986940261792 Latitude: 51.9729858822324 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Wales
Current County or Unitary Authority: Powys
Historic County: Brecknockshire
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Felin-fach
W side much plough damage. E side pitted with quarry damage and spoil tips (two-thirds of site area quarry damage with fence line N-S demarcating boundary).
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✓ |
E side pasture. W side woodland and bracken scrub. Spoil tips.
| Woodland | ✓ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✓ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✓ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✓ |
Partial contour hillfort enclosing prominent hill above the Afon Dulas and Afon Llynfi. Surrounding slopes moderate to strong to N, steep to S, E and W.
| Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✓ |
| Promontory Fort | ✗ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
| Hilltop | ✓ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✗ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✗ |
| Spur | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: Hill top
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✓ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✗ |
Altitude: 284.0m
N/A
None.
Reliability: D - None
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort: | None |
| Post Hillfort: | None |
RCAHMW investigation 1977. CPAT defended enclosures survey 2006-2007.
| Other (1977): | RCAHMW investigation. |
| Other (None): | CPAT defended enclosures survey. |
Plateau on W may indicate site of structures, but no evidence for this.
Stream 0.45km outside fort.
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Plateau on W may indicate site of structures, but no evidence for this.
| No Known Features | ✗ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✓ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Finds | ✓ |
| Pottery | ✗ |
| Metal | ✗ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✗ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| APs Not Checked | ✓ |
| None | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Hollow way 3m wide runs through NE part of defences and possible original entrance despite modern quarry re-use. Also possible entrance on SW and at this point a hollow way ascends the slope, but whether this is contemporary is uncertain
| 7: | Many modern breaks due to quarry damage. |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Hollow Way (North east): | Hollow way 3m wide runs through NE part of defences. |
| 2. Hollow Way (South west): | Type estimated. |
Defined by rampart on N and W where to 2.5m high; to S and SE now shows as discontinuous scarp affected by quarrying. On E bank of earth with scarp survives in part to 1.2m high. To W and NW ditch now a shelf, but best on N with counterscarp.
| Area 1: | 0.85ha. |
| Total: | 0.85ha. |
Total Footprint Area: Noneha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | Breaks in circuit due to quarry damage. |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SW Quadrant: | 1 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✓ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
Possible earthen bank. To W and NW ditch now a shelf, but best on N with counterscarp.
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✓ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Rubble | ✗ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✓ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | None |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None |
Savory, H.N. 1952. List of Hill-forts and other earthworks in Wales, III, Brecknockshire, Bull Board Celtic Stud, 14, 72.
Silvester, B. 2007. The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Defended enclosures in Brecknock, CPAT Report No 859, Welshpool: CPAT.
RCAHMW 1986. An inventory of the ancient monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog). The Prehistoric and Roman monuments, Vol 1, Part 2, Hill-forts and Roman remains, HF 51, London: HMSO.
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