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Image of Castell Coch (Mathry) (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

From the SE, ramparts curving down the gentle slope, top left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 10, 2014

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Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 10, 2014

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Warning, cliff forts can be dangerous. The western flank drops over jagged cliffs, and it’s pretty high up.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 10, 2014

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Looking across the bay to a further cliff fort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 10, 2014

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The rampart is inevitably overgrown in summer, but still very obvious.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

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The fort from the west, showing the sheltered bay below the crumbling cliffs. Garn Fawr hillfort is the prominent skyline feature.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2014)

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Sites within 20km of Castell Coch (Mathry)

Carreg Golchfa

Cliff Fort • 1.15km ENE

7
Carreg Samson

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.69km WSW

54 2 14
Tre Wallter Llwyd

Burial Chamber • 2.98km S

6 2 1
Ffyst Samson

Chambered Tomb • 3.26km ENE

27 1 7
Castell Coch (Llanrhian)

Cliff Fort • 3.34km WSW

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Rhos y Clegyrn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.11km ENE

4 3
Dinas Mawr

Promontory Fort • 4.32km NNE

11
Garn Fawr

Hillfort • 4.76km NNE

31 1 6
Garn Fechan

Hillfort • 5.1km NNE

17 1
Castles

Round Barrow(s) • 5.15km E

1
Bickney Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 5.18km SW

1
Ffynnon Druidion

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.18km ENE

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Ffynnon Druidion Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 5.21km ENE

1 4
Llain Garreg Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.39km NE

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Carn Gilfach

Chambered Tomb • 5.67km NE

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Lady’s Gate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.76km NE

5 2
Treffynnon

Burial Chamber • 6.27km SSW

5 2
Llanrhian

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.28km SW

1 2 2
Parc Hen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.44km NE

7 3
Garnwnda

Burial Chamber • 7.48km NE

27 1 11 1
White House, Llanhowell Cromlech

Chambered Tomb • 7.91km SW

6 2
Pen-Rhiw

Wedge Tomb • 8.24km NE

11 3
Garn Wen

Burial Chamber • 8.69km ENE

9 1 3 1
Caerau (St David’s)

Promontory Fort • 9.23km WSW

9 1
Tremaenhir

Standing Stones • 9.4km SSW

1 1
Llecha Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.71km SW

1 1
Castell Coch (St David’s)

Cliff Fort • 10.57km WSW

7
Lower Broadmoor Monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.58km ESE

1
Maen Dewi

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.05km SW

3 2
Solva

Enclosure • 12.07km SSW

3
Plumstone Mountain

Round Barrow(s) • 12.14km SE

1 1
St Elvis

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 12.31km SSW

19 8
Parc-y-Meirw

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.57km ENE

29 10
Penrhyn Erw-Goch

Cliff Fort • 12.62km ENE

1
Dinas Fach

Cliff Fort • 12.62km SSW

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Ty Meini

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.66km ENE

6 4
Newgale submerged forest

Mesolithic site • 12.73km S

3 1
Dinas Fawr and Porth y Bwch

Cliff Fort • 12.79km SSW

7 1
The Altar

Burial Chamber • 12.79km E

12 4
Gribin

Promontory Fort • 12.82km SSW

8
Trellwyn-fawr

Standing Stones • 12.92km ENE

1
Garn Turne

Burial Chamber • 12.96km E

10 1 8 2
Porth-y-Rhaw

Cliff Fort • 13.47km SW

8 1
Coitan Arthur

13.5km ENE

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Parc y Llyn

Burial Chamber • 13.64km E

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Trecenny Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.86km SW

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Pen Castell (Dinas Cross)

Cliff Fort • 13.97km ENE

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Carn Enoch

Engraved stone • 14.1km ENE

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Parc Cerrig Hirion

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.13km ENE

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Carn Enoch

Ring Cairn • 14.17km ENE

1
Glyn Gath

Ring Cairn • 14.44km ENE

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Mynydd Melyn

Enclosure • 14.98km ENE

1 1
Carn Llidi Tombs

Chambered Tomb • 15.26km WSW

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Caerfai Camp

Cliff Fort • 15.3km SW

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Carn Llidi Bychan

15.3km WSW

1
Mynydd Melyn east

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.67km ENE

6
St Nons

Standing Stones • 15.93km SW

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Coetan Arthur

Chambered Tomb • 16.07km WSW

40 6 2
Clegyr Boia

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.38km SW

3 4
St David’s Head Camp

Cliff Fort • 16.43km WSW

27 3 1
Bedd Morris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.6km ENE

12 7
Cerrig y Gof

Burial Chamber • 16.84km ENE

39 1 12 1
Garreg Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.21km ENE

1
Carn Ffoi

Hillfort • 17.79km ENE

3 2
Castell Heinif

Cliff Fort • 17.85km SW

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The Tumps

Round Barrow(s) • 17.92km ESE

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Carn Llwyd South (Carningli)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.13km ENE

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Carn Edward

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.18km ENE

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Carn Edward II

Ring Cairn • 18.3km ENE

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Carn Briw

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Cot Llwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.56km ENE

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Lower Tregennis

Burial Chamber • 18.95km SW

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Tre-Fach Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.09km ENE

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Carn Llwyd (Carningli) standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.13km ENE

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Carningli South

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.13km ENE

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Carn Ingli Camp

Hillfort • 19.16km ENE

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Carreg Coetan Arthur

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 19.28km ENE

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Rudbaxton Rath

Hillfort • 19.32km ESE

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Carn Llwyd North (Carningli)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.33km ENE

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Black Point Rath

Cliff Fort • 19.39km S

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Waun Maes

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.44km E

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Foel Eryr

Round Cairn • 19.45km E

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Dyffryn Stones

Cairn circle • 19.57km E

27 6 2
Harold Stone (The Havens)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.95km S

7 4 1
Carnysgybor

Round Cairn • 19.98km WSW

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