Pen Dinas hillfort

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Pen Dinas hillfort is a prominent Iron Age hillfort overlooking Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age site
archaeological site
hillfort
country Wales
hasAlternativeName Dinas Maelor
Pen Dinas
hasArchaeologicalEvidence defensive earthworks
internal platforms
prehistoric occupation
hasChronology later prehistoric period
hasConstructionType multivallate hillfort
hasCulturalSignificance local landmark
symbol of Aberystwyth’s early history
hasDefensiveFeature banks
ditches
ramparts
hasFeature extensive earthworks
hasFunction defensive stronghold
settlement site
hasLandscapeContext coastal hilltop
hasPeriod Iron Age
hasSignificance archaeological significance
hasViewOf Aberystwyth
surface form: Aberystwyth town

Cardigan Bay
River Ystwyth estuary
heritageStatus scheduled monument
isAccessedFrom Aberystwyth
isAssociatedWith Iron Age communities in west Wales
isManagedAs heritage site
isOn Pen Dinas hill
isOpenTo the public
isPartOf prehistoric landscape of Ceredigion
isSubjectOf archaeological research
excavations
topographical surveys
locatedIn Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
United Kingdom
Wales
overlooks Aberystwyth
region Ceredigion

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Aberystwyth hasNearbyIronAgeSite Pen Dinas hillfort