| Site name | Moel y Gaer Select this link to view all house records from this site |
|---|---|
| Site number | 94 |
| Unitary Authority | Flintshire |
| Easting | 321110 |
| Northing | 369030 |
| References | Guilbert 1975a-b; 1976a-b; 1981a; 1982; Davies 1929, 188 [View Bibliography] |
| Other sources | CPAT 100295 / 100292 |
| Publication | Interim report |
| Archive location | G. Guilbert |
| Year excavated | 1849; 1908; 1972-4 |
| Earliest approx. date for settlement | -1000 |
| Latest approx. date for settlement | -50 |
| Site type | nucleated / enclosed |
| Interpretation comments | LBA / EIA occupation before rampart. Hillfort with timber framed rampart, radiocarbon from ramparts. Shrine? Absence of external hearths. Plans in SMR unfortunately unhelpful as show late features only, remainder of archive with excavator and access not given. No radiocarbon date location for houses, post ring roundhouses between -800 and -200, stake houses between -850 and -150, four posters generally later but one early. |
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