Looking down on the hut circle, which from this angle appears to be undercut by the sea. It’s unlikely to be here forever.
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The hut circle, right on the cliff edge. Were there originally more circles that have been eroded away?
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The isolated hut circle is to the immediate right of the quad bike, which belongs to the farmer who farms the valley.
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Pen Dinas seen from Aberystwyth Castle. The mouths of the rivers Rheidol and Ystwyth reach the sea after flowing around either side of the fort.
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Capel Bangor Camp illuminated in low Spring sunshine. Cwm Rheidol is over on the far right.
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The hillfort is slightly left of centre, emphasising the rugged rock outcrops of the ridge. The hill over on the far left has a substantial round barrow on it.
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The hillfort is centre skyline. Seen from the Vale of Rheidol railway.
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The hillfort is positioned on the skyline hilltop, high above the Afon Rheidol.
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The position of the heavily wooded fort, seen across the Cwm Rheidol Reservoir from the railway.
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Pen Dinas (with the obelisk, left of centre) seen over Aberystwyth from Constitution Hill.
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Castell Bach seen across the “dell of slaughter” from Castell Mawr.
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The steep western side of Castell Mawr is covered in dense hawthorn. Despite the alternative name of May tree, the blossom is thick this April.
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The low single bank on the east side of Castell Mawr.
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Castell Mawr from the northeast.
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Castell Bach seen from the lower ground between the two forts.
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The southern end of the Castell Bach rampart.
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Looking down on Llanrhystud from Castell Bach.
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Looking from the rampart of Castell Bach towards the prominent Y Foel (which may also have a hilltop enclosure on it).
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Castell Bach, with Castell Mawr behind.
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The holloway leading up to Castell Bach.
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Castell Bach (bare hill on the left) and Castell Mawr (vegetated hill on the right) seen from the lane to the sea.
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From the WSW. The mountain bike trail is less visible, there are now warning signs up on the edge of the wood.
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The barrow in its lovely beech woodland setting.
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Foxhole Slade cave seen obliquely from the Coast Path. Goat’s Hole cave is round the cliffs beyond, turn right.
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The view out across Foxhole Slade.
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A much narrower, semi-blocked passage appears to head off from the back of the cave. That’s where the Goblin City is. I didn’t investigate.
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The cave is quite shallow, but has a flat terrace in front of it so quite a nice place to sit and flake some new arrowheads or whatever.
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Looking down on Foxhole Slade from the fort’s eastern flank.
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The fantastic view westwards from the fort, towards The Knave, the next fort in the chain, and Worm’s Head.
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Not the most impressive ramparts, more than made up for by setting. That’s Exmoor on the horizon, across the Bristol Channel.
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Some seriously steep cliffs drop away from the fort.
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