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Castell Henllys Hillfort Image © Simon Marshall Also known as: Castell Dinas Nearest Town: Cardigan (9km NNE) OS Ref (GB):     SN117391 / Sheet: 145 Latitude: 52° 1' 4.21" N Longitude:     4° 44' 40.15" W Added by RiotGibbon News (2) Images (9) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) Links (3) 1 discussion topic Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Castell Henllys Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images The Megalithic Portal Multimap 1:25000 Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Pembrokeshire is 'dig destination' for archaeology students Pembrokeshire is one of the 'dig destinations' for archaeology students this summer. Dozens of students from all over the world are working in the county at a number of excavation sites, a major one being at Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort, which is owned and run by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 12th August 2005ce Edited 12th August 2005ce

Long-running Dig Draws to an End More at The Western Mail A 24-year archaeological dig which has transformed Wales' view of the Iron Age is to be wound up. ..... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 5th August 2004ce Edited 11th October 2004ce

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The roundhouses blew me away, and the detail of the interiors was wonderous! I loved everything about this place, and apart from the lack of sunshine, it looked and smelled just like being back in an African village: the smoke seeping out through the deep thatched rooves, the inky blackness of the interior of the huts, the smouldering logs, the woven withy fences, the cow shite and mud walls, the dust underfoot, the rough branches holding up essential furnishings, the sense of constant activity needed to maintain the place; rethatching, weaving and so on. I would have been quite happy 'surviving the iron age'. I felt quite at home here and it rekindled my spirits. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Pentre Ifan and more Preseli proceedings… Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 2nd June 2003ce Edited 10th June 2003ce

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This is the place where "Surviving the Iron Age" was filmed. Luckily, the site is everything the series wasn't. Get there by 2pm for the excellent guided tour. Fantastic place - can't recommend it enough ... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by RiotGibbon 20th August 2001ce

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University of York: Castell Henllys A web site about the excavation of Castell Henllys. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kammer 2nd December 2006ce

Gathering the Jewels An aerial photo of Castell Henllys taken in 1991. There's a second (undated) aerial photo on the same site. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kammer 28th June 2004ce Edited 28th June 2004ce

Castell Henllys Web Site Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by RiotGibbon 23rd August 2001ce Edited 10th June 2007ce