Hardings Down East Fort

Hillfort
SS43709064

Nearest town:

Burry Port (10km NNW)

OS reference:

SS43709064

OS sheet:

159

Latitude:

51° 35' 32.54 N

Longitude:

4° 15' 23.99 W

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Images (7)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking north along the outer eastern rampart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Outer eastern rampart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Entrance gap in the inner eastern rampart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Northern rampart, looking west.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking eastwards along the northern rampart. The distant hill is Cefn Bryn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The western end of the northern rampart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Image of Hardings Down East Fort (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Approaching East Fort from the northwest.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.3.2012)

thesweetcheat Apr 1, 2012

Articles

Hardings Down East Fort

Hillfort

thesweetcheat Mar 20, 2012

Coflein description of the “unfinished” fort:

Hardings Down East fort is an enclosure, c.134m by 92m, defined by an incomplete circuit of bank and ditch, occupies the summit of Hardings Down. There is a slighter, outer rampart down-slope to the E and the entrance appears to have been on this side – the entrances at the other two defended enclosures on the Down (Nprns301322, 301323) also face downslope.

Sites within 20km of Hardings Down East Fort

Hardings Down cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.16km ESE

2

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Hardings Down North Enclosure

Enclosure • 0.19km NNW

4

1
Hardings Down West Fort

Hillfort • 0.3km W

11

1
Rhossili Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.61km WSW

4

2
Sweyne Howes (north)

Chambered Tomb • 1.76km WSW

22

1

1

5

1
Sweyne Howes (south)

Chambered Tomb • 1.89km WSW

12

1
Rhossili Down

Cairn(s) • 2.01km SW

29

5
Llanmadoc Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.08km N

29

1
The Bulwark

Hillfort • 2.24km N

26

2
Burry Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 2.74km E

11

2

1
Stembridge Camp

Promontory Fort • 3.35km ENE
Knelston

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.49km E

5

1
Mew Slade fort

Promontory Fort • 3.54km SSW

1
North Hill Tor

Promontory Fort • 3.55km NNE

3
Mewslade Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.71km SSW

7
Old Castle (Rhossili)

Cliff Fort • 3.91km SW

16

2
Thurba Camp

Cliff Fort • 3.92km SSW

32

1

1
Ty’r-coed

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.93km ENE

3

4
Red Fescue Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.99km S

1

1
Lewes Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.05km SW

18

1

1
Red Chamber East

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.06km S

7

1
Samson’s Jack

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.15km ENE

9

4
The Knave

Cliff Fort • 4.26km S

16

2
Burry Holms

Promontory Fort • 4.27km W

11

1
Foxhole Slade

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.63km SSE

6

1

2
Paviland

Cliff Fort • 4.63km SSE

33

1

3

1
Horse Cliff Fort

Cliff Fort • 4.64km S

20

3

1
Paviland Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.73km SSE

53

1

2

11

4
Cefn Bryn (West)

Cairn(s) • 4.89km E

8

1
Oldwalls

Standing Stones • 4.97km ENE
Cefn Bryn Great Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.18km ENE

26

4
Worm’s Head

Enclosure • 5.39km SW

14

4

1
Maen Ceti

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.48km ENE

37

2

20

3
Rockrose Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.57km SSE

1
Longhole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.75km SE

10

1
Llanrhidian

Standing Stones • 6.08km ENE

9

4
Cil Ifor Top

Hillfort • 7.06km ENE

16
Nicholaston long cairn

Burial Chamber • 7.31km E

19

1
Pen-y-Crug (Llanrhidian)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.4km ENE
Cefn Bryn (East)

Cairn(s) • 7.41km E

21

1
Crawley Rocks

Promontory Fort • 8.57km E

6

1
Maiden Castle (Gower)

Promontory Fort • 8.85km ESE

7
Lethrid Tooth Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.44km ENE

1
Penmaen

Burial Chamber • 9.8km E

18

6
Parc Le Breos

Long Cairn • 10km E

29

1

8

3
Cat Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.08km E

11

5
Y Gaer (Burry Port)

Hillfort • 10.85km N

1

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Llanrhidian)

Enclosure • 11.05km ENE

3
Spurge Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.44km E
Craig Llwyd and Court Wood

Enclosure • 11.54km NNW

2
Stradey Wood

Hillfort • 11.87km NNE

2
Minchin Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.37km E
Bacon Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.87km E

10
Cencoed

Promontory Fort • 12.95km NNE
Bishopston Valley

Promontory Fort • 13.48km E

10

2
High Pennard

Promontory Fort • 13.63km E

26

1
Caswell Cliff

Cliff Fort • 15.36km E

5

2
Meini Hirion (Kidwelly)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.82km NNW

1

2
Allt Cunedda

Round Barrow(s) • 18.56km NNW

1

1
Meinillwydion (Llandyfaelog)

Standing Stones • 19.54km NNW

8

4
Pen-yr-Heol

Round Barrow(s) • 19.83km NW

1
Bryn Maen, Llannon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.95km NE

1