Castell Caer Seion (Q20586679)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Castell Caer Seion is an Iron Age hillfort situated at the top of Conwy Mountain, in Conwy County, North Wales. It is unusual for the fact that the main fort contains a smaller, more heavily defended fort, complete with its own distinct defences and entrance, with no obvious means of access between the two. The construction date of the original fort is still unknown, but recent excavations have revealed evidence of occupation as early as the 6th century BC, whilst the smaller fort can be dated with reasonable certainty to around the 4th century BC. Whilst the forts were constructed in different periods, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of concurrent occupation, seemingly up until around the 2nd century BC. The larger fort contained around 50 roundhouses during its lifetime, whereas examinations of the smaller fort have turned up no more than six. The site was traditionally associated with Maelgwyn Gwynedd (c. 480 – c. 547 AD), but there is no evidence pointing to a 6th-century occupation. The fort and wider area beyond its boundaries have been said to retain significant archaeological potential, and are protected by law as a scheduled ancient monument.

Summary from Cymraeg / Welsh Wikipedia (cywiki)

Mae Caer Seion yn fryngaer Geltaidd sy'n perthyn i Oes yr Haearn, ac sydd wedi'i lleoli ger Conwy yn Sir Conwy, Cymru; cyfeirnod OS: SH759777. Enwau arall arni yw (Castell) Caer Leon neu Castell Caer Seion. Mae'n sefyll ar gopa uchaf Mynydd Caer Seion (Mynydd y Dref), 806 troedfedd uwchben lefel y môr a thua milltir a hanner i'r gorllewin o dref Conwy yng ngogledd Cymru.

Wikidata location: 53.2826, -3.8617 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Castell Caer Seion (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Castell Caer Seion
historic: archaeological_site
wikidata: Q20586679
wikipedia: en:Castell Caer Seion
archaeological_site: fortification
historic:civilization: celtic

wikidata match: Q20586679

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military facility (Q18691599) military
building (Q41176) building=yes, building
hillfort (Q744099) fortification_type=hill_fort

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