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Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort

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Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort

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Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort

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Location: Rudry, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Coed Craig Ruperra and The Iron Bridge loop

6.25km

01:47

140m

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Dreathen to Ruperra castle loop

16.4km

04:29

240m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort – Ruperra Castle loop from Graig

5.99km

01:52

220m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Tony

May 10, 2020

Atop a motte on an Iron Age hill fort is a platform on which stood an 18th century summerhouse. The perfect spot for a picnic with the finest views in South Wales.

Grace

January 2, 2022

Lovely place to visit you can walk up to the top where there’s a grassy platform. Great views across the forest and out to the sea. Definitely worth a visit

Andy Lewis MTB 🇬🇧

May 8, 2023

The earliest evidence of settlement at Ruperra is from between around 700 BC and 100 AD, when an Iron Age Hill Fort was constructed along the ridge of Coed Craig Ruperra. The splendid panoramic views from the top of the ridge would have given the site a strategically strong position. Defensive banks and ditches are still visible around the area of the mound, and continuing work on the site will reveal these more clearly.

This hill fort lies within what would have been the tribal territory of a people the Romans called the Silures, who were a fiercely independent nation inhabiting the vale of Glamorgan, Gwent and the valleys

Andy Lewis MTB 🇬🇧

May 8, 2023

ruperra.org.uk/history.html#RuperraCastle

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Location: Rudry, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort

1. Coed Craig Ruperra and The Iron Bridge loop

2. Dreathen to Ruperra castle loop

3. Coed Craig Ruperra Hill Fort – Ruperra Castle loop from Graig

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