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Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Always a fan of aerial views of hill forts... here looking from the wondrously undervalued – and very, very windy – Clip, northern Rhinogydd. The equally wondrous Ffridd Fron kerbed cairn lies unseen (centre-ish), The Lleyn Peninsular rising above Tremadog Bay beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Low autumn afternoon light on Moel Goedog (right), from the northeast on the path running from Bryn Cader Faner and Llyn Eiddew-Bach to the Moel Goedog cairn circles.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2021)
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the Dwyryd estuary across the northwestern ramparts.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.5.2016)
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

At the highest part of the fort, crossed by the drystone wall, is a sub-circular feature. Maybe the remains of a hut circle, or even an earlier cairn?

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.5.2016)
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Northeastern ramparts, looking towards the cloud-obscured northern Rhinogydd.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.5.2016)
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Approaching from the southwest along the line of standing stones. The eastern of the two ring cairns is just above and to the right of the sheep. The flank is marked with a number of curving features that appear to be man-made.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.5.2016)
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by postman

What’s that coming over the hill?

He’s not a monster he’s a human being, is my mate Alken.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by postman

What are hill forts made of?
hills and gales,
and small pieces of shale,
that’s what hill forts are made of.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The Eifionydd crown a majestic view across Aber Dwyryd. Moel y Gest is the prominent hill fort (top left), Portmeirion the bonkers village, resplendent in white

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The pretty much destroyed eastern ramparts...... still, The Rhinogydd make a pretty spectacular backdrop, do they not?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Highlighting (or so I believe – please shout if I’m mistaken...) the greater landscape context of the site, extreme top left. The viewpoint is the wonderful summit ridge of Y Cnicht, towering above Cwm Croesor.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Moel Goedog (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Towards Central Snowdonia from the hillfort..... there are worse views, to be fair.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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Moel Goedog

After some 20 years walking the Welsh Hills I finally ‘bothered’ to haul my aching frame up here... suffice to say it was 20 years too late. Muppet.

Although the ramparts are bisected by very substantial drystone walls, there’s still quite a bit to be seen. If you can tear your eyes away from the majestic view of the Dwyryd Estuary, with Central Snowdonia’s peaks rising beyond, that is.

The Italianate – and frankly, bonkers – Portmeirion is visible to the right of Porthmadog across the water [I am not a number, I am a free man...etc] and The Rhinogydd rear up to the south-east, offering some of the roughest walking in these Isles.

I can’t imagine this hilltop offered the most comfortable living of the Iron Age, but I’d say it arguably possesses the finest views of any in the UK. Why, there’s even two cairn circles below to the west.....

Moel Goedog

About 360m high this hillfort is cut into thirds by two walls with two stiles, the grass is kept short by the sheep of which there seems to be loads of round here. I parked by Fonleif Hir C standing stone and walked the track past three more standing stones and at the two cairn circles go straight up hill .
I know this might sound a bit samey but from up here there are absolutely staggering views.

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