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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)Country: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Ponterwyd
Map Ref: SN7433083300
Latitude: 52.433187N Longitude: 3.849925W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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ESgt visited on 29th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 2
The hillfort overlooks the upper Rheidol on the east side, and the tributary at the foot of the west side of the ridge is also deeply cut. Access to the summit is easiest from the south side, where one ascends from the more gradual terrain and meadow land flanking the Rheidol at Ponterwyd.
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