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Buarth y Gaer (Hillfort) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Twyn Disgwylfa (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

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Buarth y Gaer (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

Visited 25 February 2023, after Twyn Disgwylfa round barrow. Carl came at this site the hard way; a much easier approach involving no fences is to take the forestry track from the minor road to the east, which leads to a gate into the field to the north of the hillfort, just above the cairn. From here it's a gentle ascent over the grassy slopes to the fort. A rudimentary (i.e there's no foot boards) stile then gives access to the earthwork.

It's a pretty decent univallate ring, well preserved but not particularly big ramparts. The views are excellent, taking in Twyn Disgwylfa, Bae Abertawe across to Mwmbwls and the Gower, then northwards as far as the southern flanks of Y Mynydd Du.

There's a small, dug out round barrow on the high point of the fort's interior, which makes a good place to sit for a bit to get out of the fresh February breeze as the sun goes behind cloud.

From here it's an even easier stroll back down the hill to the north, to visit the cairn and the neighbouring complex enclosure.

Twyn Disgwylfa (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

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Ashton Court (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images

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Stokeleigh Camp (Hillfort) — Images

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Clifton Down Camp (Hillfort) — Images

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Seven Sisters (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

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Kings Weston Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

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Kings Weston Hill (Hillfort) — Images

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Blaise Castle (Hillfort) — Images

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