Hill forts · Mid Wales
Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery
Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Coordinates: 52.5647°, -3.1568°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ffridd Faldwyn is an Iron Age hillfort in northern Powys, in the former county of Montgomeryshire, It is sited on a prominent hill west of Montgomery, close to but higher than Montgomery Castle, overlooking the River Severn. It is one of the largest hill-forts in Wales.
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Background
Description
When Thomas Pennant visited Montgomery in 1776, he noted "On a hill, not far from the castle, is a stupendous British post. The approach is guarded by four great ditches, with two or three entrances towards the main work, with two or three fosses run across the hill, the end of which is sufficiently guarded by its steepness". It is described as a multivallate contour fort, and is currently well wooded and overgrown, although a footpath leads from the adjacent small road through the site and down through the beechwood on the prow of the hill to the main road below. The site was described and surveyed in June 1909, by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. A…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5647, -3.1568
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Montgomery
- Postcode
- SY15 6QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
- wikidata: Q15217642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fridd Faldwyn Hillfort, Montgomery.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery?
- Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY15 6QX), in the parish of Montgomery.
- Is Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery a listed building?
- Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery a protected site?
- Yes — Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery free to visit?
- Yes, Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY15 6QX. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.