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Castel Dinas Bran, hillfort, entrance

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 166904
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Llangollen
Unitary authority : Denbighshire
NGR : SJ2222142990
Site Type (preferred type first) : IRON AGE EARTHWORK / BRONZE AGE EARTHWORK

Summary :
Proposed entrance to hillfort interior. A nearby inward curving bank has been interpreted as defending the entrance. However, it is perhaps more likely to have been formed from spoil excavated from the quarry ditch surrounding the medieval castle.

Description :
The entrance lay on the south-west side of the fort, where the defences turn inwards. A substantial inward curving bank has been interpreted as defending the entrance, although its form suggests that it is perhaps more likely to have been formed from spoil excavated from the quarry ditch surrounding the medieval castle. To the north
the fort was defended by the natural steepness of the land and no earthwork defences were required (Jones, 2020).

The scree slope at the southern end of the large embankment of spoil which occupies the hillfort entrance is affected by active sheep scrapes and tracks, as well as rabbit burrowing, although this does not appear to affect any archaeological deposits (Jones, 2020).

Sources :
Jones, N. W , 2020 , Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen, Denbighshire: Condition Survey. ( © Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT))

Events :
140340 : Llangollen, Castell Dinas Bran, condition survey, 2020 (year : 2020)

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Compiled date : 08-01-2021


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April 3, 2025, 7:37 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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