Caer Dynnaf Hillfort

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NPRN93053
Map ReferenceSS97SE
Grid ReferenceSS9835074250
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityCowbridge with Llanblethian
Type Of SiteHILLFORT
PeriodRoman, Iron Age
Description
NAR SS97SE8

A sub-oval enclosure, c.314m E-W by 156m, defined by scarps resting on steep natural slopes on the N, elsewhere by a rampart, possibly stone-revetted, fronted by a ditch, with one, or two further lines of ramparts and ditches, having a complex entrance on the W;a possible E annex may be associated with later re-use.

visited D.J.Percival 01.08.1991

Traces of settlement within the enclosure appear to have post-dated Roman activty, and may be associated with the possible med. building immediately below the eastern rampart (NPRN18205).

Sources: Davies 1967 (Morgannwg 11), 77-8;
RCAHMW 1976 Glamorgan I.2, 40-1 [670].


J.Wiles 10.01.03