Picture of Maes y Gaer Iron Age Hillfort

The location of the Maes y Gaer hillfort as seen from the western slopes of the Aber Valley, North Wales. This pre-Roman defensive enclosure occupied a strategic position overlooking the ancient trackway between the north west of Gwynedd and the Conwy Valley.

Aber Valley

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