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Buarth-y-Gaer

Iron Age enclosure on Mynydd-y-Gaer, South Wales

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Buarth-y-Gaer (pronounced [ˈbɪ.arθ ə ɡɑːɨr]) is an Iron Age hillfort or enclosure on the summit of Mynydd-y-Gaer, 300 m (980 ft) above sea level. It is in Briton Ferry community, near Neath, in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales. A large hilltop enclosure is bounded by a single bank and ditch. Within the enclosed area is a Bronze Age burial mound.

Paleolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Defensive Structures

Ditches
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Burial Mounds
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Coordinates

51.63° N, -3.78° E