Castell Olwen

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) Just to the east of the A485 as it leaves the town of Lampeter to the north lies a heavily degraded hillfort, Castell Olwen. Possible bipartite enclosure as the site is bisected east-west. Unknown if feature is natural or man-made. King lists this site as possibly medieval. Ploughing has severely degraded the interior, as you can see. No recorded finds or excavations, hence undated*. (Scheduled monument) Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Demetae *Possible age range 2000-2700BP (Before present) Descriptions from hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk & Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER. 1st ED OS Mapping via National Library of Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.