Cefyn y Castell

Hillfort
SJ305133

Also known as:

Middletown Hill

Nearest town:

Welshpool (10km WSW)

OS reference:

SJ305133

OS sheet:

126

Latitude:

52° 42' 44.91 N

Longitude:

3° 1' 44.04 W

Added to TMA by

Kammer

Images (20)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Dec 8, 2014

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Approaching the fort

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 21, 2013

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

Looking east to the fort and off into Shropshire, The Wrekin is on the right on the horizon.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 21, 2013

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by postman

zooming the western entrance

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 21, 2013

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Quite a nice round (ish) cairn.......

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking across the round cairn (thanks to Kammer for the prompt) to Moel y Golfa. Note the south-western entrance beyond to right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

North-eastern arc..........

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Southern flank, looking approx north-east (ish)

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Powerful southern flank, looking towards Moel y Golfa to approx south-west.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

And the opposite entrance to north-east, looking towards Bulthy Hill. Beautiful....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Image of Cefyn y Castell (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The lovely inturned entrance to south-west of the enclosure... approaching steeply uphill.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Nov 1, 2011

Articles

Cefyn y Castell

Hillfort

Kammer Aug 19, 2003

According to Coflein there’s a round cairn, 12m in diameter and 1.0m high, within the defenses of Cefyn y Castell (SJ30531332).

Sites within 20km of Cefyn y Castell

New Pieces Enclosure, Breiddin Hill

Hillfort • 1.02km WNW

3

1
Breiddin Hill Camp

Hillfort • 1.48km WNW

9

1

1
Crosswood

Enclosure • 4.96km WNW

4

2
Crowther’s Camp

Enclosure • 6.06km WSW

1

1
Caus Castle

Hillfort • 6.31km ESE

12

1

1
Black Bank

Hillfort • 7.03km SW

3

1
Beechfield

Hillfort • 7.54km S

1

1
Bryn Mawr

Enclosure • 7.88km WNW

2

1
Gaer Fawr (Welshpool)

Hillfort • 8.08km WSW

16

1

4
Beacon Ring

Hillfort • 8.49km SSW

13

1

1
Collfryn

Enclosure • 9.27km W

1

1
Llanymynech Hill

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 9.69km NW

6

6

1
Maen Llog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.8km SW

3

4
Blodwel Rock

Hillfort • 10.31km NW

4

3
Y Gaer (Meifod)

Enclosure • 10.36km W

1
Nesscliffe Hill Camp

Hillfort • 10.36km NE

21

4
Callow Hill Camp

Hillfort • 11.59km ESE

1

1
Soldier’s Mount

Hillfort • 11.61km WNW

2
Long Hill

Hillfort • 11.71km W

1
Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled (Destroyed)

Timber Circle • 11.99km SW

1

2
Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled

Cursus • 12.21km SW

2
Castle Ring (Rorrington)

Hillfort • 12.72km SSE

1

1
Earl’s Hill and Pontesford Hill

Hillfort • 13.4km ESE

24

4
The Hoarstones

Stone Circle • 13.52km SSE

46

1

7
Castle Ring (Shelve)

Hillfort • 13.94km SE

10

1
Golfa

Enclosure • 14.17km WSW

1
Stapeley Hill

Ring Cairn • 14.3km SSE

15

2
The Cow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.39km SSE

7

2
Pen-y-Foel

Hillfort • 14.61km WSW

2

1
Pennerley Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.66km SE

9

1
Mitchell’s Fold

Stone Circle • 14.89km SSE

87

7

9

1
Mitchell’s Fold cairn

Cairn(s) • 15km SSE

4

1
Mynydd-y-Bryn

Round Cairn • 15.39km WNW
Dyffryn Lane

Henge • 15.58km SW

1

2

1
Whetstones

Stone Circle • 15.69km SSE

4

1

1
Maen Beuno

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.72km SW

2

4
Whetstones Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.78km SSE

3

1
Cefn-yr-allt

Hillfort • 15.9km SW

1
The Stiperstones

Cairn(s) • 16.02km SE

22

6
The Berth

Hillfort • 16.22km NE

1

1
Corndon Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.58km SSE

45

2
Pant Brwynog

Cairn(s) • 16.59km S

2
Cefn-Cyfronydd

Enclosure • 16.83km WSW

2

1
Cothercott Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km ESE

3

2
Coed-y-Gaer (Oswestry Rural)

Hillfort • 17.25km NW

1
Llwyn Bryn Dinas

Hillfort • 17.4km WNW

10

1
Old Oswestry

Hillfort • 17.71km NNW

38

2

15

1
Cynynion

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.19km NW

8

2
Cwm Mawr Stone Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 18.28km SSE

2

2
Roundton

Hillfort • 18.35km S

2

1
Castle Ring (Ratlinghope)

Hillfort • 18.44km ESE

9

1
Castle Ring tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 18.47km ESE

6

1
Ffridd Faldwyn

Hillfort • 18.6km SSW

11

1
The Burgs

Hillfort • 18.9km E

1

2
Pentre Camp (Llangyniew)

Hillfort • 19.07km WSW

1
Heath Mynd

Platform Cairn • 19.44km SSE

7

1