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Caer y Twr

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The hillfort is now mostly rubble, but its walls can still be made out, including a large stone rampart on the north and east sides which reaches 3 metres at points. The entrance to the fort was through a rocky gully. The footings of a tower were discovered when the site was excavated; its stones
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The hillfort, which is situated among rocky outcrops, is ideally placed for defence and likely served as a watchtower and possibly as a signal tower. Some have speculated that it was built to alert a
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Pierce, Gwynedd O.; Roberts, Tomos (1999). "Mynydd Twr/Mynydd Tŵr".
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Nestled below Caer y Twr is a group of several enclosed huts, named
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A view along the top of a section of the Caer y Twr hillfort.
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are believed to date from the 2nd to the 4th centuries.
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Caer y Tŵr
Iron Age
hillfort
Holyhead Mountain
Anglesey

small fort
Holyhead
Irish Sea
Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles
Wales portal
List of hillforts in Wales
Ar draws gwlad 2 : ysgrifau ar enwau lleoedd
ISBN
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OCLC
41159255
Caer y Twr
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Roman Remains on Anglesey
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Amlwch
Beaumaris

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