Ffridd Faldwyn Iron Age Hillfort

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Ffridd Faldwyn Iron Age Hillfort

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Ffridd Faldwyn Iron Age Hillfort, United Kingdom
Ffridd Faldwyn Iron Age Hillfort

Ffridd Faldwyn is an Iron Age hillfort in northern Powys, in the former county of Montgomeryshire, It is sited on a prominent hill west of Montgomery, close to but higher than Montgomery Castle, overlooking the River Severn.

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom
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Coordinates
52.564, -3.157

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When Thomas Pennant visited Montgomery in 1776, he noted "On a hill, not far from the castle, is a stupendous British post. The approach is guarded by four great ditches, with two or three entrances towards the main work, with two or three fosses run across the hill, the end of which is sufficiently guarded by its steepness". It is described as a multivallate contour fort, and is currently well wooded and overgrown, although a footpath leads from the adjacent small road through the site and down through the beechwood on the prow of the hill to the main road below.

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