Beacon Ring

Beacon Ring
Geoff Charles · CC BY-SA 4.0

Beacon Ring (Welsh: Caer Digoll) is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Long Mountain (Cefn Digoll) in Powys, Wales, standing 408 metres above sea level [1]. The site consists of an oval enclosure measuring approximately 192 metres north-south by 130 metres, occupying the highest point of the ridge [2]. Long Mountain qualifies as a Marilyn with a topographic prominence of 305 metres [3].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates52.6501° N, 3.0667° W

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