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April 10, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Reconnaissance excavations at Coed y Bwnydd, Bettws Newydd, 1969-71

ABAdrian Babbidge

Key Points

  • To investigate the defences and structural sequence of the hillfort at Coed y Bwnydd.
  • Conducted reconnaissance excavations at the hillfort site
  • Sectioned defences and excavated interior
  • Documented architectural features including houses
  • Obtained radiocarbon dates for dating
  • Identified defences as partly multivallate
  • Uncertainty regarding final modifications of the defences
  • Excavated a subrectangular house followed by four round houses
  • Radiocarbon dating indicates occupation in the 5th century BC

Abstract

The defences of this small (1.4 ha) hillfort were sectioned and a portion of the interior excavated. The sequence of the defences, partly multivallate, remains somewhat uncertain but they had been slighted finally. A subrectangular house had been followed by four round houses, one of two phases. Radiocarbon dates in 5th century BC were obtained and the site is compared and contrasted with the Herefordshire hillforts.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8967d6c1944d70ce07ef3https://doi.org/10.5284/1140077
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