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Pen Dinas Camp is a Iron Age hillfort located near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, commanding a prominent position overlooking the Cardigan Bay coastline. The site is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising multiple ramparts and ditches that enclose an interior plateau, typical of Welsh hillforts of the later prehistoric period. Archaeological evidence and structural characteristics indicate occupation during the Iron Age, when such fortified settlements served as centres of territorial control, resource management, and defensive refuge. The monument remains a significant example of Iron Age settlement patterns in west Wales and continues to be protected under Cadw's scheduling as an ancient monument of national importance.
Pen Dinas Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD007. View the official record →
Pen Dinas Camp is a Iron Age hillfort located near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, commanding a prominent position overlooking the Cardigan Bay coastline. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD007.
Pen Dinas Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen Dinas 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 CD007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aberystwyth Harbour Defences (0.5 km), Aberystwyth Castle (1.2 km), Castle Tan-y-Castell (1.5 km).
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