Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula
Tre'r Ceiri
Iron Age (200 BCE–100 CE)·Ordovices·🇬🇧 Wales, Gwynedd, Lleyn Peninsula, Yr Eifl, United Kingdom
About
About Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula
Mountain-top hut-village hillfort on Yr Eifl summit, intact curtain wall to chest height, excavated 1906/1956, views to Snowdonia and Ireland.
Why it mattersKey Ordovices earthwork with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 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. 200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (200 BCE–100 CE)
- Culture
- Ordovices
- Purpose
- Best-preserved Iron Age hillfort in Britain — 150 hut platforms inside stone ramparts
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1880
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula
c. 200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula
On the ground
Structures & features
52.9710° N · 4.4230° W · 485 m · 3 mapped features
Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — Principal Rampart
rampartrampart at Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — hydraulic feature
52.9708° N · 4.4230° WTre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — Ditch Annex 2
ditchditch at Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — subsidiary complex
52.9706° N · 4.4239° WTre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — Entrance Annex 3
entranceentrance at Tre'r Ceiri Hillfort Lleyn Peninsula — hydraulic feature
52.9713° N · 4.4226° W