Caer Drewyn

Caer Drewyn
Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Early Iron Age hillfort dating to around 500 BC, perched on a spur above the confluence of the River Dee near Corwen, Denbighshire. Unusually built largely of stone rather than earthen banks, the fort encloses about 3 hectares behind a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides, a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and a deep defensive ditch. The site saw later military use: Owain Gwynedd reportedly occupied it against Henry II in 1165, and Owain Glyndwr is said to have mustered troops here in 1400 after being proclaimed Prince of Wales.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates52.9893° N, 3.3606° W

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