Gaer Fawr, Llanilar

Gaer Fawr, Llanilar
Dr John Wells · CC BY 4.0

Also known as: Gaer Fawr, Pen Y Caerau

Gaer Fawr is an Iron Age bivallate hillfort near Llanilar, Ceredigion, Wales [1] [2]. The fort has a simple inturned entrance at its east end and is registered with Cadw (CD050) as a monument of national importance for its potential to illuminate later prehistoric defensive organization [1] [3].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates52.3301° N, 3.9800° W

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