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Dinas Emrys Camp is a hillfort located in the Conwy valley in North Wales, situated on a prominent hilltop that commands extensive views across the surrounding landscape. The site is defended by multiple ramparts and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, though it has also yielded evidence of occupation extending into the Roman period and beyond. The fortification likely served as a centre of local power and control during the later prehistoric period, and its continued use during the Roman occupation suggests its strategic importance persisted despite the Roman military presence in the region. The site remains archaeologically significant as one of the key upland defensive settlements in North Wales, preserving important evidence of settlement patterns across a long chronological span.
Dinas Emrys Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN018. View the official record →
Dinas Emrys Camp is a hillfort located in the Conwy valley in North Wales, situated on a prominent hilltop that commands extensive views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN018.
Dinas Emrys Camp dates from the roman period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dinas Emrys Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pont Maesgwm Deserted Rural Settlement (6 km), Hut Circle and Rectangular Hut at Clogwyn y Gath (6.5 km), Defended Settlement 150m NW of Plas Ynysfor (6.6 km).
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