Excavation work by archaeologists is beginning on one of the smallest hill forts in north east Wales.
Moel y Gaer, in the Llantysilio mountains, encloses an area of just one hectare.
The site, which has views over the River Dee and River Alyn, is thought to date from 2,500 years ago.
The excavation is part of the Heather and Hillforts project which aims to conserve the heritage of the hill forts and moorland of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountains.
Archaeologists from the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust will be carrying out the work, the first time the site has been excavated.
A geophysical survey of the site revealed new information last summer.
Circular shapes which may represent roundhouses were noted as well as shapes which may have been pathways.
There was also the shape of a square enclosure which is unusual in Iron Age hill forts.
The work to be carried out over the next few days will seek to find out more about these shapes and reveal more of Moel y Gaer's history.
There will be a guided walk to the site on 28 September to see the work being carried out and meet the archaeologists working there.
Source: BBC News [September 24, 2010]