Cefn Carnedd

Cefn Carnedd is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1.5 miles south-west of Caersws, in Powys, Wales [1]. It is a scheduled monument [1]. It is on a hill overlooking the River Severn to the east, and Afon Cerist and Afon Trannon to the north; there is a river confluence to the north-east, between the fort and Caersws [1]. The fort is about 437 metres by 84 metres orientated north-east to south-west, aligned with the shape of the hill; it encloses an area of about 6 hectares [1]. There are triple banks and ditches on the north-west side, and there are entrances in the north-east and south-west [1]. In an early phase, there was a smaller fort of 1.6 hectares at the south-west end, traces of the north-east rampart of this being visible in aerial photographs [1]. There is a straight bank and ditch across the interior, which was built at a late stage [1].