Caer Gwrtheyrn

Caer Gwrtheyrn
Marion Phillips · CC BY-SA 2.0

Caer Gwrtheyrn (Craig Gwrtheyrn) is an Iron Age hillfort on a prominent hill overlooking the River Teifi, located about 1.9 km west of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth in Carmarthenshire, Wales[1]. The fortifications measure approximately 160 m north-south and 125 m east-west, enclosing roughly 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)[1]. The drystone rampart represents typical Iron Age defensive architecture in Wales[1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates52.0385° N, 4.2853° W

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