LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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HER: Dyfed 52102 (None)
NMR: SN 72 NW (307333)
SM: None
NGR: SN73822808
X: 273820 Y: 228080 (OSGB36)
Contour hillfort located on summit of prominent E-W ridge overlooking the Afon Bran to N and E and stream valley to SE, E of Llangadog. First recorded by RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance 2002. Very steep surrounding slopes to N, E and S, moderate to strong to SW and W. Encloses c. 170m by 50m, with internal area c. 0.8ha. Interior characterised by ridge steps in topography. Site much ploughed and nearly destroyed, now best on E and defined by right-angled rock-cut ditch with internal bank running across E side of the ridge. Ditch to c. 4m wide and 0.5m deep, and bank to 0.5m high and 3m wide. Bank and ditch fades as runs into steep flanking slopes, but slight earthwork terrace running around SW end of the ridge, obscured by hedgebank. Traces of slight scarp, possibly footings for palisade, along N side where slope steepest. C. 75m to E of the right- angled ditch and bank, rocky outcrop possibly artificially steepened to provide outer line of defence. Possible house platforms just below ridge summit where less exposed. Possible entrance at W end where slopes less, but no physical evidence for it. Under rough grazing. Minimal investigations, undated.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -427122 Y: 6788713 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -3.83690427396214 Latitude: 51.93684038903547 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Wales
Current County or Unitary Authority: Carmarthenshire
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Llangadog
Much ploughed down. Small, disused quarry NW end of ridge.
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✓ |
Under rough grass and bracken. Wooded surrounds NE-SE. Quarry.
| Woodland | ✗ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✓ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✗ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✓ |
Contour hillfort located on summit of prominent E-W ridge overlooking the Afon Bran to N and E and stream valley to SE, E of Llangadog. First recorded by RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance 2002. Very steep surrounding slopes to N, E and S, moderate to strong to SW and W. Interior characterised by ridge steps in topography.
| 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: Ridge
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✓ |
Altitude: 160.0m
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 |
First recorded by RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance 2002. Field Observation DAT 2005. Dyfed Archaeological Trust defended enclosures survey 2007-2008.
| Other (2002): | RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance. |
| Other (2005): | Field Observation DAT. |
| Other (None): | Dyfed Archaeological Trust defended enclosures survey. |
No finds on site. Quernstone of quartzitic sandstone found below N slopes.
None
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Possible house platforms just below ridge summit where less exposed.
| 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 | ✗ |
No finds on site. Quernstone of quartzitic sandstone found below N slopes.
| 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 | ✗ |
Possible entrance at W end where slopes less, but no physical evidence for it.
| 1: | None |
| 2: | Conjecture only. |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (West): | Conjecture only. |
Defined by right-angled rock-cut ditch with internal bank running across E side of the ridge. Ditch to c. 4m wide and 0.5m deep, and bank to 0.5m high and 3m wide. Bank and ditch fades as runs into steep flanking slopes, but slight earthwork terrace running around SW end of the ridge, obscured by hedgebank. Traces of slight scarp, possibly footings for palisade, along N side where slope steepest. C. 75m to E of the right- angled ditch and bank, rocky outcrop possibly artificially steepened to provide outer line of defence.
| Area 1: | 0.8ha. |
| Total: | 0.8ha. |
Total Footprint Area: Noneha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✗ | None |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 0 |
| SW Quadrant: | 0 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✓ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
Traces of slight scarp, possibly footings for palisade, along N side where slope steepest.
| 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 |
| ✓ | Defined by right-angle rock-cut ditch with internal bank running across E side of the ridge. Ditch to c. 4m wide and 0.5m deep, and bank to 0.5m high and 3m wide. Bank and ditch fades as runs into steep flanking slopes, |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✓ | To W of main fort, one of natural ridge steps, 30m by 30m, forms possible annexe to the fort, although defences here seem to consist of scarping of existing steep slopes. |
Driver, T. 2002. Mandinam Hillfort, Arch in Wales, 42 (2002), 96-7.
Murphy, F., Ramsey, R., Page, M. and Murphy, K. 2008. A Survey of Defended Enclosures in Carmarthenshire, 2007-08: Gazetteer of Ordnance Survey Grid Squares SN72, SN73, SN74, SN83 and SN84, Dyfed Archaeological Trust Report No. 2007/27, Project Record No. 62767, Llandeilo: Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
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