Maes y Gaer

Nearest town:
Llanfairfechan (4km NE)
OS reference:
SH663725
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 13' 56.69 N
Longitude:
4° 0' 10.34 W
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Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Gloomy Maes y Gaer on the left of the valley, seen from Traeth Lafan near Abergwyngregyn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (31.3.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 18, 2018
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Natural Resources Wales

Image credit: LiDAR Composite Dataset. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The north-western flank is heavily overgrown; however it would appear there’s still walling beneath.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 5, 2017
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Highlighting the coastal location, overlooking Conwy Bay....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 5, 2017
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking down to the hamlet of Abergwyngregyn...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 5, 2017
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

South-western apex, looking toward The Aber Falls. Rhaeadr Fawr is to the left... of significantly less height than Rhaeadr Bach to its right. But there you are.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 5, 2017
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Moel Wnion is subsumed in all that cloud beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Nov 5, 2017
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by postman

Zoomed at from upon Bera Mawr, the fort is ideally suited to guard the entry to the valley into the mountains, and all along the coast.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 21, 2013
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by postman

A view along the valley from the bottom of the waterfall .

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 19, 2012
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking towards Maes y Gaer from the head of Rhaeadr Fawr

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Aug 16, 2010
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by postman

The western extremity of the hillfort. looking south down the valley to Aber falls

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 16, 2010
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by postman

Looking west over tumbled walls to the mountains

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 16, 2010
Image of Maes y Gaer (Hillfort) by postman

Looking over the tumbled walls eastish to the Great Orme

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 16, 2010

Articles

Maes y Gaer

postman
postman Jul 16, 2010

A really good cliff top walk takes you from Carnedd y Saeson to the hillfort Maes Y Gaer, totally stunning views down the valley that has Aber falls falling into it.
Winter would best serve as a visiting time as ferns obscured much, some wide tumbled walls are all thats left on its south side, no sign of an entrance at all.
At the western extremity of the fort are the best views outside of snowdonia yet still in north wales. Anglesey and the Straits, or down to the wooded valley or along the wooded valley to the sometimes thundering Aber falls (its all gorge-ous)today its just a thin ribbon of white water due to insufficient rains, you cant have everything, don’t know why though.

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