Caer Euni


Caer Euni is an Iron Age hillfort, about north-east of the village of Llandderfel and about north-east of Llyn Tegid, in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a scheduled monument.

Description

The fort is situated on a narrow ridge, at height. It is an elongated enclosure, length about and width, orientated north-east to south-west, aligned with the ridge.
There is a rampart enclosing the inner area, with a steep slope to the south-east and ditches and counterscarps elsewhere. The principal entrance is in the north-east. The fort was enlarged: there is a bank, formerly the south-west end, traceable across the interior, and further defences were built to the south-west, notably a large rock-cut ditch and a rampart built with the stone from the ditch.
The sites of about 25 round huts, diameter, have been detected, mostly in the later part of the enclosure.
There are some burnt stones in the south-west corner, but this is not thought to be evidence of a connection with the vitrified forts of Scotland.