Dinas Dinlle (Hillfort)
Dinas Dinlle is a Hill Fort from the Iron Age above the eponymous village in Gwynedd in northwestern Wales , overlooking the northwest side of the Lleyn Peninsula and the southwest side of Anglesey . The area is a Designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The cliff above the beach is known as Boncan Dinas and is occupied by the Hillfort, which is close to the coast but is not a Promontory Fort . However, the fort was eroded by the sea, so that only the land-side semicircular wall remained. The fort, which measures around 164 × 120 meters, has an entrance in the southwest. Small indentations could be the location of Iron Age huts and the mound could be the remains of a burial mound . Finds of Roman pottery indicate a reoccupation in the 2nd or 3rd century.
Excavation find
During an archaeological dig in 2019, a huge Iron Age round house was discovered that is believed to be around 2,500 years old. The 13 m wide round house was probably buried by coastal sand in 1330 during a sand storm. The well-preserved round house with its 2.5 m thick walls was exposed near the edge of the cliff. The excavation was done to learn more about Dinas Dinlle before it falls into the sea. Coins found in the Hillfort indicate that it was occupied in Roman times.
literature
- Michael Senior: Hillforts of Northern Wales 2005
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Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 53.1 ″ N , 4 ° 20 ′ 6.6 ″ W.