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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Twyn-y-Gaer (Monmouthshire)
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Abergavenny  Nearest Village: Crucorney Fawr
Map Ref: SO2938721948  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.891592N  Longitude: 3.027499W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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SO2921 : Gaer hill and the Skirrid from Crug Mawr by James Ayres
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SO2921 : Summit cairn on Twyn-y-Gaer by David Gearing
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Re: Twyn-y-Gaer (Monmouthshire) by Andyba1979 on Thursday, 04 February 2016
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I walked up here yesterday. This is a stunning location at sunset with amazing view of the surrounding valleys. You can see why this was chosen as a hill fort site as it is an amazing lookout. Well worth a visit. I parked in the lay by near the telephone box at the base of the hill. Quite a steep walk up but mainly on paved roads until you get near the top.

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Re: Twyn-y-Gaer (Monmouthshire) by Anonymous on Thursday, 05 June 2014
The best place to visit at sunset for miles around. If the aliens are coming I may well chose to run up this hill to say hello. To get there go to forest coal pit then go up the road with a dead end from the 5 ways junction. If driving park at the little caravan and walk along the lane to the metal gate wherecthe footpath leads up to the left allong the edge I'd the wood then allong a track to the top.
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Re: Twyn-y-Gaer (Monmouthshire) by Anonymous on Sunday, 03 February 2008
Condition:2
Ambience:good
Access: Requiring a bit more of a walk
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