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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dinas Fawr - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by Antonine on Tuesday, 30 April 2024  Page Views: 920

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dinas Fawr
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Pwllheli  Nearest Village: Carreg
Map Ref: SH15542907
Latitude: 52.827501N  Longitude: 4.73935W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Dinas Fawr
Dinas Fawr submitted by cactus_chris : 20250805--Dinas Fawr Island, Porthor, Llyn Peninsula (Vote or comment on this photo)
The islands of Dinas Fawr (large stronghold) and Dinas Bach (small stronghold) were probably fortified during the Iron Age.
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SH1529 : Rocky promontory off the Wales Coast Path at Porthorion on Lleyn by Jeremy Bolwell
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SH1529 : Dinas Fawr by Eirian Evans
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SH1529 : Dinas Fawr by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
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SH1529 : Dinas Fawr from the pilgrims' path by Eric Jones
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SH1529 : Dinas Fawr by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
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