Caer Drewyn was built around 2.500 years ago.

Unlike other hillforts in the area Caer Drewyn doesn't have earthen banks or ditches (ramparts), but a large dry stone wall, the remains of which can still be seen today.

The hillfort interior would probably have contained roundhouses constructed of stone and wood, providing shelter and safety for the occupants.

Caer Drewyn continued to be used long after the Iron Age had ended.

Legend has it that it was used by Owain Gwynedd, a self-proclaimed King of Wales, as a camp whilst Henry II was encamped on the Berwyns. It is also believed to be the site where Owain Glyndwr gathered his troops after he proclaimed himself King of Wales in 1400.

 

Link to Leaflet 

Getting there:

The closest parking is at the local swimming pool which is located on the B5437 opposite the end of the bridge over the Dee, on the road from Corwen (A5). The site can be reached by public footpath clearly signposted on the north side of the B5437 just east of the swimming pool. The footpath follows a good track which winds below the western side of the hillfort, it then swings hard right, up the western flank, along the outside of the southern rampart and to the north-east gate. (Thanks to CPAT)

OS map: Explorer 256 or 255

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Click here to access the Caer Drewyn Audio Heritage Trail

Click here to download a walking leaflet from Corwen to Caer Drewyn Corwen Walks

Click here to download a route map from Corwen Leisure Centre to Caer Drewyn Caer Drewyn route map