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Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 9740

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Llandudno
Map Ref: SH779830  Landranger Map Number: 115
Latitude: 53.329784N  Longitude: 3.834889W
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
3

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Pen-y-Dinas
Pen-y-Dinas submitted by TimPrevett : SH779830 Pen-y-Dinas Hillfort, overlooking Llandudno, on the Great Orme. We had considerable debate about if this was actually a hillfort - but on getting closer to ascending that hill, information signs told us of the many hut circles claimed to be on the top of hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Conwy

Pen-y-Dinas Hillfort, overlooking Llandudno, on the Great Orme. We had considerable debate about if this was actually a hillfort - but on getting closer to ascending that hill, information signs told us of the many hut circles claimed to be on the top of hill.
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Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) submitted by Postman : From the fabulous cable car (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) submitted by Postman : Watched an air show from here once back in the seventies. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) submitted by Postman : One a bit like Shroppy's but better. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) submitted by Postman : Cryd Tudno, rocking stone (non rocking) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy)
Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) submitted by Postman : Natural defences looking over llandudno, childhood holiday haunt (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH7783 : Bird Cliff at Pen-y-Dinas, Great Orme by Richard Kay
by Richard Kay
©2009(licence)
SH7783 : View from Llandudno Cable Car by Jeff Buck
by Jeff Buck
©2012(licence)
SH7782 : Maen Sigl near summit of Pen-y-Dinas, Llandudno by Meirion
by Meirion
©2010(licence)
SH7783 : The cable car on the Great Orme by Ian Greig
by Ian Greig
©2010(licence)
SH7782 : The Great Orme by Geoff Evans
by Geoff Evans
©2009(licence)

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 100m S 178° St Tudno's Cradle* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SH779829)
 196m SSE 154° Upper Kendrick's Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SH7798182821)
 223m SSE 152° Lower Kendrick's Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SH780828)
 271m ENE 78° Llandudno Eisteddfod Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SH7816883048)
 316m NNW 340° Great Orme Lost Chamber* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SH778833)
 608m S 169° Llandudno Museum* Museum (SH78008240)
 687m W 264° Lletty'r Filiast* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SH7721382950)
 804m W 261° Great Orme barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SH771829)
 828m W 275° Great Orme Mine* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SH7707683100)
 1.0km WNW 294° Brynia Poethion Ancient Village or Settlement (SH76998343)
 1.1km NW 311° St Tudno's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH77068378)
 1.4km W 273° Bishop's Quarries Hut Circle Ancient Village or Settlement (SH76498311)
 1.5km WNW 300° Ffynnon Rufeinig* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH766838)
 1.7km NW 308° Hwylfa’r Ceirw Stone Alignment* Stone Row / Alignment (SH76568409)
 1.9km NW 304° Hafnant Ancient Village or Settlement (SH76398409)
 2.4km WNW 283° Great Orme Head cairn* Cairn (SH75618357)
 2.5km ESE 123° Ogof Tan-Y-Bryn Cave or Rock Shelter (SH79948160)
 3.0km SE 133° Coed Gaer Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH80028092)
 3.0km SSE 153° Ffynnon Santes Fair Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH792803)
 3.0km SSE 151° Llanrhos church Inscribed Stone Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SH79338032)
 3.2km ESE 114° Ogof Pant-Y-Wennol Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SH80818161)
 3.6km S 173° Deganwy Castle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH7822579455)
 3.6km E 93° Ogof Rhiwleden Cave or Rock Shelter (SH81538269)
 4.3km SSE 153° Bodysgallen* Hillfort (SH798791)
 5.5km SSW 199° Conway Mountain* Hillfort (SH760778)
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Re: Pen-y-Dinas (Conwy) by coldrum on Thursday, 07 January 2010
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