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Image of Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The irony of places such as this – pragmatic, utilitarian structures – also being so goddam exquisitely beautiful never fails to impress upon me.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking back to the ‘enclosure’ upon Cefn-y-Gaer. I must say I agree with the local farmer (who came up to check me out and was an unusually well informed man) that the powerful nature of the ramparts of the latter suggest something much more significant than ‘livestock enclosure’ apparently assigned by the pros.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Western defences. Suffice to say these people weren’t messing about.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Note the Norman motte and bailey (Tomen Bedd Ugre) to the left of the central wind turbine

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Northern flank looking to very approx north-west

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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