Dinas Dinlle dig uncovers Iron Age roundhouse and Roman coins

A huge Iron Age roundhouse, thought to be about 2,500 years old, and roman pottery have been uncovered during an archaeological dig at a coastal fort.

Volunteers have joined experts to find out more about the little-known Dinas Dinlle National Trust-owned monument in Gwynedd before it falls into the sea.

The 43ft (13m) wide roundhouse was buried by coastal sand, thought to have blown there during a sandstorm in 1330.

Coins found at the fort near Caernarfon suggest it was occupied in Roman times.

The “well-preserved” roundhouse – with its 8ft (2.5m) thick walls – was uncovered close to the cliff edge buried underneath 3ft (1m) of sand during a two-week dig.

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