Archaeological sites · South Wales
Slwch Tump
Slwch Tump is a archaeological site in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Slwch Tump is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Coordinates: 51.9462°, -3.3745°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Slwch Tump, also known as Slwch Camp and formerly known as Pen Cevn-y-Gaer, is an Iron Age hillfort close to Brecon in Powys, Wales.
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Background
Architecture
The enclosure is located on a hill composed of sandstones of the St Maughans Formation with an elevation of 807 ft (246 m), about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east of the confluence of the Rivers Usk and Honddu in the centre of Brecon. The hillfort can be accessed by a public footpath which joins Slwch Lane north of the site and loops around the rampart.
Description
The hillfort is smaller than the one on nearby Pen-y-crug and is irregular but roughly rectangular in shape, measuring about 187 m by 242 m, with a single encircling rampart. Samuel Lewis described it in 1845 as "defended by a double fosse, which is in some places nearly destroyed". Its entrance is on the north-west side, towards Brecon. Today its form is somewhat obscured by hedges and trees. Within the hillfort area there are remains of abandoned quarries for building stone.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9462, -3.3745
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Brecon
- Postcode
- LD3 7RR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- wikidata: Q56873 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slwch Tump (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Slwch Tump - geograph.org.uk - 344523.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slwch Tump?
- Slwch Tump is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD3 7RR), in the parish of Brecon.
- Is Slwch Tump a listed building?
- Slwch Tump is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Slwch Tump?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD3 7RR. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.