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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:
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.
5 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
4

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Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern ramparts looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Ceredigion dated to 1600 BC. Occupying a narrow ridge with very steep slopes on the west and east sides. The hillfort is pear-shaped, 107m by 51m. There are also remains from an early medieval battle at this site.

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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Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by ESgt : Dinas Hill-fort settlement. NPRN303697 near Ponterwyd. Grid Ref: SN74338330. The upper and lower bulwarks of the hill-fort project on the skyline. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Western side looking at the northern slopes. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking west over the ramparts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Possible rock shelter? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looks like a rock shelter in the northern side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern ramparts looking west.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern slopes, Drosgol in the background.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking up at the northern end of the hillfort.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern end looking west.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern ramparts.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking south at the southern ramparts and entrance with the bottom of the hill visible on the right.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Top of the hillfort looking west.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking north at Disgwylfa Fawr, there's a barrow up there. Northern ramparts in the foreground.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking down at the northern ramparts. Disgwylfa Fawr is on the left (there's a barrow up there) and Drosgol is on the right (two cairns up there). The circular structure at the bottom of the hill is a surge shaft for the hydro-electric scheme.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern ramparts looking south down the hill.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern slopes looking northwards, Drosgol in the background.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern ramparts.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : On the way up into the hillfort.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Approaching the entrance to the hillfort, looking north.

Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion)
Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) submitted by HarryTwenty : Western side looking north.

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Re: Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) by HarryTwenty on Thursday, 14 September 2023
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Description (Coflein)
Dinas hillfort is a strongly sited hillfort at 385m above sea level, which occupies a narrow ridge with very steep slopes on the west and east sides. 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.

The hillfort is pear-shaped, 107m N/S by 51m E/W. Hogg (Cardiganshire County History 1994, 270) described the rampart as `'a stony bank, about 5.5m wide and just over a metre high externally.'. It appears to have been quarried from broad internal quarry ditches on the north and south sides. On the west the rampart partly incorporates the outcropping rock on the summit. The original entrance, an unelaborated gap, is centrally placed in the rampart on the south side and commands panoramic views to the south.

Hogg (ibid.) records one certain house platform and three possible; the certain platform lies towards the centre of the fort, but there is a second on the south side overlooking the main gate, and possibly two others on the north side. However, the northern part of the interior has been confused by digging, possibly from mining work in more recent decades. An internal subdivision, a low bank and ditch, cuts across the centre of the fort and may be an original feature. Visited on 9th January 2000.

A possible cist burial has been reported from the interior (?) of the enclosure (Nprn402234).

A platform, thought to represent a hut circle, is known some 450m to the south.

T Driver, RCAHMW, 15 September 2004.

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Re: Dinas Hillfort (Ceredigion) by ESgt on Thursday, 19 January 2012
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The coflein database holds the following reports about a cluster of features in and around Dinas Hillfort. They're indexed by these 'NPRN' numbers via URL:
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/advanced/

282157 Dinas stone
282772 Ramparts
282773 Trackway
282787 Earthwork
282838 Platform II
282839 Platform I
284078 Round Barrow
284079 Inhumation
303697 Dinas Hillfort
402234 Cairns & cist burial
404614 Battle site
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