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<< Our Photo Pages >> Din Sylwy - Hillfort in Wales in Anglesey

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Din Sylwy Alternative Name: Bwrdd Arthur
Country: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Llanfihangel-Din-Syl
Map Ref: SH586815  Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.311502N  Longitude: 4.12382W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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
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Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by pab : The North face... The Hillfort is on a limestone hill surrounded by a wall of limestone blocks, and it was very difficult at times to work out which 'Master Craftsman' had constructed which! This stretch of wall (SH5868181666) faces out to sea above Tan Dinas farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Anglesey. With fantastic views out to sea, this hillfort is defended by a drystone wall of large limestone boulders and has two entrances to the south and west.
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Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by Antonine : The holy well, in the trees behind the church. It was hard to find as the path was overgrown. 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by postman : Fort wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by raythemapman : Looking at Anglesey from the Great Orm.Din Sylwy [ Bwrdd Arthur ] is located to the right of the TV mast,I wonder if this was the first view the Romans got of Anglesey.Puffin Island is in the foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by pab : Closer view of the rectangular feature on the western edge of the hillfort at SH 5868181666. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by Antonine : 2021

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by postman : Defensive bank on the north western edge (I think)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by postman : Looking across the fort's interior, to what could be the limestone boulder/paving that gives this place its name, Bwrdd Arthur/Arthurs table.

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by pab : The COFLEIN entry for this site refers to a Spring (supposed 'Holy Well') near the church of St Michael shown in this picture. The church seems to be no longer in use, as it has no indication of its patron saint etc. Although, the latest headstone dates from this decade. In case it is not immediately evident (!), the name of the church, (Llanfihangel) means St Michael's. The position of the Sp... (2 comments)

Din Sylwy
Din Sylwy submitted by pab : Whilst searching for the reputed Well, we came across this clearly artificial structure on the western edge of the hillfort. Its symmetry and was very striking, but it was not a comforting or comfortable place to be. It would be interesting to hear whether other Portal members have found the same thing here? (3 comments)

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Re: Din Sylwy by Anonymous on Saturday, 28 May 2022
This is very likely to be the site of Math's caer in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi. The only reason this has been disputed is the fact that Math's caer was supposed to be in Arfon. However, it may be that the region of Arfon was not always limited to the current mainland. Math's story dates to the introduction of domesticated pigs circa 4000 BC, and at that time Anglesey was not an island. The name is certainly right: Caer Dathyl (coloured caer) became Dindaethwy (coloured fort) which became Din Sylwy (outstanding fort). Maybe the buildings were somehow painted.
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Re: Din Sylwy by DNPBC0 on Monday, 14 March 2016
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At last, a lifetime puzzle for me is solved - well almost. Before I emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 32 in 1973, from as long as I remember I spent long holidays in the Llanddona/Llangoed area of Ynys Mon, and my parents eventually retired to their 17th century cottage in a small local hamlet called Glanrafon. I know Din Sylwy (Bwrdd Arthur) very well and even courted my Welsh teenage girlfriend there. It was always a mystery to me how no-one seemed to know anything about the history of what they usually called 'Arthur's Seat', including those I contacted at the University of Bangor. As a curious teenager, everything about it suggested that it had been some kind of ancient fortress of major potential archeological significance, although the reference to Arthur was a complete mystery. Many years ago I gave up trying to dig out the history, but my interest was rekindled when I recently began reading 'The Winter King' by Bernard Cornwell which is basically about 'King' Arthur. That quickly led me to this website. I would very much welcome any more detailed information about Arthur's 'Table'/'Seat'
Peter Bradshaw.
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Re: Din Sylwy by Anonymous on Monday, 07 November 2011
I believe this to be the table of legend. there is power here. I believe the masts are not coincidental.
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Re: Din Sylwy by PAB on Sunday, 13 May 2007
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Following up a suggestion from Shropshire Traveller that there might be a Sacred Well on the ramparts of this site, I went in search of it while in Anglesey recently - and it was definitely was certainly worth the trouble! The alternative name for the site is Bwrdd Arthur ( Arthur's Table), with Din Sylwy meaning the Hillfort or Fortress of the Sylwy Tribe. On its 'Gathering the Jewls' site, the National Library of Wales notes that: "Bwrdd Arthur (Arthur's Table) or 'Din Sylwy' is a prehistoric hillfort near Llanddona, Anglesey. The limestone hill is surrounded by a wall of limestone blocks. The main period of occupation was the Prehistoric Iron Age but it was also used in Roman times." [http://www.tlysau.org.uk/en/item1/15491 ]. It is also said to have been occupied by a part of the Ordovices tribe during the Roman period - http://www.roman-britain.org/places/dinsylwy.htm Whaever the fine detail of the history of the site, it certainly retains a very strange and brooding atmosphere, despite the fairly near proximity of such modern elements as a trig point and radio masts. Definitely worth a closer look, as I hope the pictures of the site will confirm.
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