Spent a very enjoyable few hours walking up the road from the start of the Fonllech Stone Row, counting menhirs as we went with the hillfort ever in our sights. Had some fun spotting shapes in the rocks, particularly a dinosaur head at Stone 5 and a rather chunky rump and pair of legs at Stone 4.
The ring cairn by Stone 9 and the paired ones just below the hillfort itself were also great additions and strongly suggest this gentle ridge formed an important processional way of some kind. Despite its more modest topographic location it certainly provides views out over much of the surrounding landscape, including the Dwyryd Estuary and coastal plain to the north/west as well as the high Rhinogydd to the east.
The presumably later hillfort likewise enjoys spectacular views, including right across to the Snowdon massif in the distance. Interestingly the ramparts are bisected not just by more modern drystone walls but also several long linear outcrops of the basal rock. Definitely worth the diversion from the path below!