Garn Boduan Explained

Garn Boduan
Elevation M:279
Prominence M:172
Location:Llŷn Peninsula, Wales
Range:Snowdonia and Llyn Peninsula
Listing:Marilyn
Garn Boduan
Location:Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Pushpin Map:Wales Gwynedd
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Wales Gwynedd

Garn Boduan is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.rhiw.com/y_pentra/llyn_to_do/llyn_walks/garn_boduan/garn_boduan.htm Garn Boduan
  2. Web site: Hillforts in Iron Age Wales. World Timelines. 29 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101227184606/http://worldtimelines.org.uk/world/british_isles/wales/800BC-AD43/hillforts. 27 December 2010.
  3. Web site: north West Wales. downloads.bbc.co.uk.