Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse
Bronze Age cairn; Iron Age hillfort·Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age·🇬🇧 Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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About Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse
Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age cairn; Iron Age hillfort hillfort attributed to Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age. Prominent hillfort associated with king Hywel, natural geological terrace modified by Iron Age ramparts. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age site preserving hillfort architecture of the Powys, Wales region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE cairn; c. 500 BCE hillfort
- Period
- Bronze Age cairn; Iron Age hillfort
- Culture
- Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Summit cairn and later hillfort on Table Mountain above Crickhowell with ramparts enclosing 1.4 ha
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE cairn; c. 500 BCE hillfort
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
51.8600° N · 3.1300° W · 450 m · 4 mapped features
- Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse — Inner RampartrampartPrimary rampart circuit51.8601° N · 3.1299° W
- Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse — Hill Summit CairncairnCairn or summit feature51.8603° N · 3.1301° W
- Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse — Entrance GatewaygatewayOriginal entrance causeway through ramparts51.8598° N · 3.1297° W
- Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse — Ancillary CairncairnSecondary cairn or annex51.8596° N · 3.1302° W