Allt yr Esgair

Allt yr Esgair
Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allt yr Esgair is an Iron Age hillfort in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales[1][2]. The Welsh name translates as 'wooded slope of the ridge'[1]. It takes the form of an earthwork enclosure complex occupying a northwest-southeast aligned ridge rising to 393 metres, with the River Usk valley to the west and south[1][2]. To the northeast, panoramic views extend across Llangorse Lake to the Black Mountains[1]. A viewfinder crowns the summit, erected as a monument to Eirene Lloyd White, Baroness White of Rhymney[1]. The hill is classified as a Marilyn with a topographical prominence of 199 metres[1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates51.9113° N, 3.2721° W

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