Looking eastwards along the inner ditch, at the southwest of the fort. The site is fairly clear of vegetation here, except for self-seeded trees and shrubs. The outer banks and ditches are much more overgrown, being hard against the woodland edge.
The inner ditch at the southwestern corner of the site. The inner bank (on the right) stands over 5 metres tall.
Entering the fort through the southern entrance.
Wapley Hill from Balls Corner to the southwest.
Looking towards the western entrance from the south.
The western rampart, south of the entrance. Looking south. The ditch has been infilled here.
Looking across the tangled undergrowth of the fort interior to the western rampart.
The northern side of the fort is protected by steep slopes rather than a rampart.
The western rampart, towards its northern end. There is a gap in the rampart here that has not been explained (as the confirmed western entrance is not far to the south of this).
Looking from the western rampart down into the external ditch.
The western rampart, cut through by the western entrance. The partly filled-in ditch is on the left.
The probably original entrance at the northwest.
The northern rampart, looking NE. I think the hill on the left is the small hillfort of Twyn Llechfaen.
The eastern end of the fort, looking north.
The southern rampart, essentially reliant on the natural slope of the hill.
The southern rampart. The distant hill over on the far right is Allt yr Esgair hilfort.
Coed Fenni-fach (left) and Pen y Crug (right), dominating the western approach to Brecon. Seen from Slwch Tump, the third of the three hillforts encircling the town.
Multiple ramparts on the eastern side of the fort.
Allt yr Esgair from Slwch Tump hillfort near Brecon. Afon Wysg/River Usk lower right.
Four lines of ramparts on the SW side of the fort.
Multiple ramparts on the south side of the fort, looking towards the neigbouring hillfort of Slwch Tump and Brecon.
Looking down onto the (SE) entrance. The ramparts are slightly inturned to form a “funnel”.
Some (prehistoric) landscape context from Sudeley Hill. Apologies for the gloomy image, snow had just started to fall and the light was not good.
The spot where the OS 1:25000 shows the site of Erves Leasowe long barrow to have been.
What’s left of the two almost ploughed-out barrows. SE barrow (left) and NW barrow (right).
The SE barrow, looking SW. Comes to something when a horse-jump made from rusty barrels is the main point of interest.
