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Moel y Gaer hillfort is surrounded by steep slopes to the north, west, and south. To the east the approach is almost level and is where the main entrance is sited. There is also a non-functional entrance to the west. Most of the fort is surrounded by a double bank and ditch, with additional banks to
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The hillfort was investigated in 1849 by W. Wynne-Ffoulkes. He dug a number of small trenches and concluded that the eastern entrance had been paved and that the inner rampart was built of stone or fronted with stone. He also found an area with large amounts of highly burnt stone. Various artefacts
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As well as being a scheduled monument, the hillfort is also protected and managed as part of the
Heather and Hillforts Project. The project includes six hillforts: the four most southerly of the hillforts in the Clwydian Range (Penycloddiau, Moel Arthur, Moel y Gaer Llanbedr, and Moel Fenlli) and
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The hillfort is approximately oval, measuring about 200 metres (660 ft) north-south by 180 metres (590 ft) west-east. The main enclosure is a rounded triangle with an area of 2.63 hectares (6.5 acres), with an annex to the north of 0.26 hectares (0.64 acres), giving a total area of 2.89
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platforms within the enclosure, along with possible evidence that the inner rampart was faced with stone at some time during the site's occupation. The survey also found evidence of a major period of burning, with fragments of burnt stone in several places and also a block of vitrified material.
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At a height of 320 metres (1,050 ft) up to 345 metres (1,132 ft) Moel y Gaer is much lower than the other hillforts in the chain and is also unusual in that it is not sited on the ridge of the range. However, it is in a commanding position over the
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