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The steep, wooded northern flank of the fort.

The River Wye at the foot of the northern flank.

Looking down on Cage Brook. The white building in the background is a lovely old mill.

The eastern end of the fort.

Below the eastern end of the fort.

....and stay out!

Escorted off the premises.

Arrival of the temple guard.

From the road, showing the prominent siting of the stone.

Quartz vein on the edge of one of the orthostats.

The capstone is very impressive.

Even though it’s collapsed and even though it was raining (imagine!), I really liked this.

It might not rock, but it rocks.

The lovely old plaque has had a repaint, nice to see somebody cares.

The wonderful view across Llandudno to the mouth of the Afon Conwy and the Carneddau mountains.

Structure built against the outside of the eastern defences. Looking towards Little Orme and the distant Clwydian Hills.

Stone revetment next to the possible entrance at the north.

What may be the entrance at the north.

The northwestern section of the fort.

Another view of the sizeable hut circle.

One of the hut circles inside the fort.

The southwestern flank.

What appears to be a ditch on the eastern side of the fort.

The steep and curving track that leads to the fort from Happy Valley. To me this has the feel of an original line of approach, but I don’t know if this is the case.

Looking towards Great Orme summit. The slab on the floor of the chamber is broken from the capstone.

Looking across the opencast area towards Great Orme’s summit.

The opencast area.

Opencast workings.

Into the light.

Scarily narrow side tunnel.

Looking up the rows from the north. The rows are further apart at this end.

The gap in the cliffs at the bottom of the rows.

The tallest stone in the rows.

The rows from the uphill/south end. The rows are closer together at this end than at the downhill/north end.

The enclosure uphill from the rows.

The enclosure uphill (south) of the rows. It has been suggested that it may be contemporary with the rows, although the rows themselves have not been dated with certainty.

Rainy day landscape context. Bryn Euryn rises prominently over the wreck of Colwyn Bay pier.

Towards Deganwy and Conwy, the beautiful Conwy valley stretching away beyond.

Looking towards the Carneddau and Penmaenmawr. The views make this a first rate cairn to visit, even on a dull day.

Showing traces of kerb. With the highest point of the Great Orme behind.

Looking westwards towards Ynys Mon and Ynys Seirol (Puffin Island).

The cairn is on a relative high-point, ensuring it has long views in all directions.

From across the Afon Conwy at Deganwy the hill’s rocky prominence is even more apparent.