Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tre-Coll Hillfort
Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangeitho, Ceredigion, recorded as Hillfort (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Hillfort
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 10 July 1998
- Community
- Llangeitho
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.24172, -3.99153
- SAM number
- CD163
- Cadw record number
- 1535
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the well preserved and impressive remains of a hillfort, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). Hillforts are usually Iocated on hilltops and surrounded by a single or multiple earthworks of massive proportions. Hillforts must have formed symbols of power within the landscape, while their function may have had as much to do with ostentation and display as defence. This monument is situated on an inland promontory overlooking the Cwm Gwyddyl. The site is defined by three lines of ramparts of varying scale which cut across the northern neck of the promontory and extend along the eastern side of the hillfort. The remainder of the site is defended by naturally steep slopes. There are indications of early trackways connecting this site with other, probably contemporary, sites in the area.
The site is a good example of an inland promontory fort or small multi-vallate hillfort. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape and the indications of early trackways connecting this site with others adds to its value. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of internal features and evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Castell FlemishHillfortunder 1 mi
- Church of St PadarnReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Llys AeronDomestic1 mi
- Cwrt MawrDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.