Dinas Powis

Hillfort

Looking from the outer rampart of the hillfort over the multiple lines of ramparts protecting the southern approach.

Image Credit: A. Brookes (19.3.2023)
Posted by thesweetcheat
18th March 2024ce

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Comments (4)

So what's the story with this SC... assumed it was Dark Age adapted by the Normans, but apparently not?	Posted by GLADMAN 24th March 2024ce


According to the SMR it's a proper mixed bag. Iron Age pottery shows definite prehistoric origins, then reinforcement of the earthworks later. A bit like Castell Dinas Bran I guess. Lovely place for a mooch though, especially at this time of year.	Posted by thesweetcheat 24th March 2024ce


Very odd. So there's a castle down below, a southern enclosure... and a northern enclosure apparently adapted from Dark Ages into later medieval?	Posted by GLADMAN 25th March 2024ce


Yeah, pretty much, with both the southern enclosure and northern 'fort' being Iron Age sites (of some sort) initially. The actual castle below is very overgrown and I didn't investigate beyond walking past it!	Posted by thesweetcheat 26th March 2024ce

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