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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dinllaen - Hillfort in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 7034

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dinllaen
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.452 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Edern
Map Ref: SH275416  Landranger Map Number: 123
Latitude: 52.943986N  Longitude: 4.568677W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 3

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Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : The Northern tip of the fort, Yr Eifl is visible in the distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Promontary Fort in Gwynedd

This site has been badly damaged by a golf course.

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Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen. The approach to the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen, east side from the beach. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen, west side, looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen, Higher/inner bank (eastern side). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen, Higher/Inner bank (western side). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - an information table, I thought I'd take a photo because it didn't look like it would be here much longer.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - a road cuts though the banks and as you can see in this photo a car park is also built between banks. The level of destruction here is bad becouse of the roads, car park and golf course.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - a road cuts right though the bank(s). Notice the car park between banks on the right.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - west side looking South.

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Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - part of the Eastern side, Yr Eifl is in the distance.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - the interior (now a golf course) of the fort.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - looking inland at Porth Dinllaen from the Eastern side.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - a little cove on the West side.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - a road passes though the upper/inner defences.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - the road to the pub/beach is between the forts large banks. Some idiots have built a carpark on top of the bank on the left.

Dinllaen
Dinllaen submitted by Bladup : Dinllaen - outer defences on a golf course.

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