Caer Caradoc
Event Details
This is a 4 mile, 2-3 hour moderate walk onto Caer Caradoc. The hill is volcanic in origin, like the Wrekin and other hills, formed of narrow ridges of resistant Pre-Cambrian rock thrust upwards by movements deep down along the Church Stretton fault. There are fabulous views of The Wrekin, Long Mynd, Carding Mill Valley, Wenlock Edge, the hills of North Wales and the Brecon Beacons. The summit is crowned by an Ancient British Iron Age or late Bronze Age hill fort. It is this which the hill is named after - Caer Caradog in Welsh meaning Caradog's fort. Local legend has it that this was the site of the Battle of Caer Caradoc, the last stand of Caractacus against the Roman legions during the Roman conquest of Britain, and that after the battle he hid in the cave near its summit. There are fabulous views of The Wrekin, Long Mynd, Carding Mill Valley, Wenlock Edge, the hills of North Wales and the Brecon Beacons.
Bring a packed lunch.
Mae hon yn daith gymedrol 2-3 awr at Gaer Caradog. Mae’r bryn wedi tarddu o’r folcanig, fel Din Gwrygon a bryniau eraill, wedi ei ffurfio o grib gul o graig galed cyn-Gambriaidd wedi ei hyrddio fyny gan dirgryniad lawr yn isel ar hyd toriad Church Stretton. Mae’na olygfeydd gwych tuag at Din Gwrygon, y Mynydd Hir, Dyffryn y Felin Wlan, Wenlock Edge mynyddau Gogledd Cymru a Bannau Brycheiniog. Ar y copa mae bryngaer hynafol Frythonig oes haearn neu oes y pres diweddar. Oddi yma cafodd y bryn ei enw – Caer Caradog. Mae hen gredo lleol mai yma bu Brwydr Caer Caradog, ble ymladdodd lluoedd Caradog yn erbyn y lleng Rufeinig a’r Rhufeiniaid
wrthi’n concro Prydain ac ar ol y frwydr i Garadog guddio mewn ogof yn agos i’r copa. Mae golygfeydd gwych tua Din Gwrygon, y Mynydd Hir, Dyffryn Melin Wlan, Wenlock Edge, mynyddoedd Gogledd Cymru a Bannau Brycheiniog.
Dewch a bwyd at ginio.
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