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Lodge Wood Camp (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

This is actually quite an interesting site. Not exactly what I thought I would find but a nice surprise all the same.

As I was blessed with a whole morning without rain I thought I'd get up to see this site and see what was there (if anything).

The site itself has recently been cleared and you can see clearly the reason why the site is situated where it is. It's located at the top of Lodge hill and within a reasonable distance to the river Usk, although it's a bit of a steep climb!

Although much of the site is still uncovered it's incredible (using a bit of imagination) to see the whole scope of the site. The camp itself appears to be built on 3 tiers, which I did find interesting as as I've only scoured some of the South wales sites this is the first fort I've seen with this style of build.

I'm not sure if there are any excavations planned or even further clearance of the site, but I do think it'll be interesting to see if/when it does get cleared properly.

Lodge Wood Camp (Hillfort) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Twmbarlwm (Hillfort) — Images

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Tredegar Fort (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

Well, here's my first attempt at fieldnotes...

Tredegar Fort is a place completely forgotten about in Newport. I'd not been here for nearly 15 years, although it's only a 10 minute walk from my house!

Although much of the fort has been destroyed due to housing and a now disused golf course and playground, and what remains is overgrown, much of the earthworks are still visible. With a fantastic view from most angles it's very easy to understand why a fort was situated here. Unfortunately I don't think my pictures clearly captures the detail.

Tredegar fort is about a 5 minute drive from Gwern-y-Cleppa and Twmbarlwm is clearly visible on the skyline.

Tredegar Fort (Hillfort) — Images

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