Dinas Maelor

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Dinas Maelor is an alternative name for Pen Dinas, a prominent Iron Age hillfort overlooking Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Dinas Maelor canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age hillfort
archaeological site
hill
scheduled monument
alternativeName Dinas Maelor
Pen Dinas
category Hillforts in Ceredigion
Iron Age sites in Wales
country United Kingdom
Wales
culturalPeriod Iron Age
elevationRelative prominent above Aberystwyth
hasAccess public footpaths
hasFeature defensive banks
ditches
earthwork ramparts
fortified enclosures
two main hill summits
hasNameComponent "Dinas" (fortress)
hasOnSummit Dinas Maelor hillfort
hasViewOf Aberystwyth
Cambrian Mountains
Cardigan Bay
heritageStatus scheduled ancient monument
languageOfName Welsh
locatedIn Ceredigion
Ceredigion
United Kingdom
Wales
Wales
locatedOn the south side of Aberystwyth
location Aberystwyth
near the River Rheidol
linked to: River Rheidol

the River Ystwyth
linked to: River Ystwyth
nearestTown Aberystwyth
overlooks Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Cardigan Bay
the mouth of the River Ystwyth
the town of Aberystwyth
linked to: Aberystwyth
partOf the hill known as Pen Dinas
region Ceredigion
terrain coastal hill
topographicalType hillfort
usedDuring Iron Age
usedFor defence in prehistory
settlement in prehistory

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Pen Dinas alternativeName Dinas Maelor
subject linked to: Dinas Maelor