Archaeological sites · Mid Wales
Gaer Fawr
In or near Llanilar.
Gaer Fawr in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Nantyronen · 6.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gaer Fawr is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gaer Fawr is an Iron Age hill fort located near Llanilar, Ceredigion, Wales; the Ordnance Survey grid reference is SN648718. The fort is registered with Cadw under reference number CD050. There are approximately 300 of these forts on the Cadw list, although archaeologists note that there are about 570 of them in Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.3284, -3.9844
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Llanilar
- Postcode
- SY23 4SQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Nearest railway station
- Nantyronen — 6.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q13128545 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gaer Fawr, Llanilar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gaer Fawr?
- Gaer Fawr is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY23 4SQ), in the parish of Llanilar.
- What is Gaer Fawr?
- Gaer Fawr in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gaer Fawr?
- The nearest railway station is Nantyronen, about 6.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY23 4SQ.
- Is Gaer Fawr free to visit?
- Yes, Gaer Fawr is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gaer Fawr?
- The nearest railway station is Nantyronen, about 6.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY23 4SQ.