Friday, 16 February 2018

Mynydd Maendy Hill Fort









Iron Age  Hill Fort (SS95739551)

Maendy Camp is a  2 km uphill hike from the green gate near the bottom of the Bwlch mountain road on the Treorchy side  .
Fort interior is 100 m x 50 m divided into two oval sections *   
Site was first excavated 1901. Flint knives and pottery were recovered from inside a burial cairn . The cairn has since been destroyed . The outline and cist hole are all that remain .  


*Ramparts/ Outer Enclosure Western Edge - 3.03
*Inner  Enclosure  -  4.30 
Ramparts /Outer Enclosure  Northern  Edge - 5.30
Outer Enclosure  - 6. 25 



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