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Garn Boduan
Celtic pre Roman hillfort in north Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garn Boduan is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales.
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Garn Boduan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
Prominence | 172 m (564 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn |
Geography | |
Location | Llŷn Peninsula, Wales |
Parent range | Snowdonia and Llyn Peninsula |
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Quick Facts Coordinates, Grid reference ...
Garn Boduan | |
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Gwynedd, Wales, UK | |
![]() Stone hut circles on Garn Boduan | |
Coordinates | 52.9247°N 4.5141°W / 52.9247; -4.5141 |
Grid reference | SH311393 |
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In a survey in the 1950s the traces of over 170 round houses were identified on this site, and around 100 round houses are still visible on the ground.[1] Between 100 and 400 people may have lived in this fort.[2] The lower stone rampart is the original defence built in the Iron Age.[3] At a later date, perhaps in the 6th/7th century AD, a smaller rampart was built on the eastern side.[3]