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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castell Dinas
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Pen-y-genffordd
Map Ref: SO179301 Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.963294N Longitude: 3.19633W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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.

3 Accuracy:

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

3

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**Castell Dinas** submitted by h_fenton : Castell Dinas - Hillfort, viewed from the north east. 31 July 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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