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Golfa

Enclosure

thesweetcheat Aug 18, 2011

Coflein description of this site, shown on the OS 1/25000 as “fort”:

A roughly oval enclosure, about 56m ENE-WSW by 38m, defined by a bank and ditch cutting off a south-west projecting spur, and by steep natural slopes.

Sites within 20km of Golfa

Pen-y-Foel

Hillfort • 0.96km SSE

2

1
Cefn-Cyfronydd

Enclosure • 3.77km W

2

1
Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled

Cursus • 4.39km E

2
Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled (Destroyed)

Timber Circle • 4.52km E

1

2
Maen Llog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.72km ENE

3

4
Cefn-yr-allt

Hillfort • 5.21km SE

1
Dyffryn Lane

Henge • 6.05km SE

1

2

1
Maen Beuno

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.1km SE

2

4
Pentre Camp (Llangyniew)

Hillfort • 6.64km W

1
St Mary’s Well

Sacred Well • 7.44km WSW

2

2
Gaer Fawr (Welshpool)

Hillfort • 7.55km NE

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1

4
Crowther’s Camp

Enclosure • 8.19km ENE

1

1
Black Bank

Hillfort • 8.55km ENE

3

1
Beacon Ring

Hillfort • 8.72km E

13

1

1
Y Gaer (Meifod)

Enclosure • 9km NNE

1
Ffridd Faldwyn

Hillfort • 10.69km SE

11

1
Collfryn

Enclosure • 11.31km NNE

1

1
Beechfield

Hillfort • 12.23km E

1

1
Long Hill

Hillfort • 12.39km N

1
Moel Pentyrch

Enclosure • 12.45km W

1
Llys-y-Cawr, Allt Dolanog

Hillfort • 13.05km W

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2
Breiddin Hill Camp

Hillfort • 13.85km ENE

9

1

1
New Pieces Enclosure, Breiddin Hill

Hillfort • 13.85km ENE

3

1
Cefyn y Castell

Hillfort • 14.17km ENE

20

1
Soldier’s Mount

Hillfort • 14.17km N

2
Bryn Mawr

Enclosure • 14.18km NNE

2

1
Crosswood

Enclosure • 14.57km NE

4

2
Bwlch y Gistfaen

Burial Chamber • 14.59km W

1
Castle Ring (Rorrington)

Hillfort • 14.92km E

1

1
The Rossett

Round Barrow(s) • 15.08km SE

3

2
Mitchell’s Fold

Stone Circle • 15.13km E

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7

9

1
Carreg Lwyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.16km SW

2

1
Mitchell’s Fold cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.23km E

4

1
The Cow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.28km E

7

2
Stapeley Hill

Ring Cairn • 15.48km E

15

2
Whetstones

Stone Circle • 15.51km ESE

4

1

1
Whetstones Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.65km ESE

3

1
Pant Brwynog

Cairn(s) • 15.84km ESE

2
Caus Castle

Hillfort • 15.89km ENE

12

1

1
The Hoarstones

Stone Circle • 16.12km E

46

1

7
Corndon Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.22km ESE

45

2
Roundton

Hillfort • 16.56km ESE

2

1
Brynar and Riddle

Round Barrow(s) • 17km S

1
Cwm Mawr Stone Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.34km ESE

2

2
Llanymynech Hill

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.44km NNE

6

6

1
Llwyn Bryn Dinas

Hillfort • 17.8km NNW

10

1
Llyn Y Tarw

Stone Circle • 17.81km WSW

3

1

1
Blodwel Rock

Hillfort • 18.28km NNE

4

3
Maes Mochnant

Standing Stones • 18.36km NNW

12

3
Pennerley Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.63km E

9

1
Pen Cad Cymry

Cairn(s) • 18.97km W

1
Y Capel

Stone Circle • 19.1km WSW

6

4
Llyn Mawr

Ring Cairn • 19.15km WSW

1

1
Carreg Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.22km WSW

6

3
Upper Short Ditch

Dyke • 19.31km SSE

1
Lower Short Ditch

Dyke • 19.36km SSE

1
Mynydd-y-Bryn

Round Cairn • 19.48km N
Caer Din

Enclosure • 19.55km SE

1
Foel Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.56km W

1
Glonc

Kerbed Cairn • 19.64km WSW

2

1
Lluest Uchaf

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.68km WSW

10

1
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.82km NW

1

4