Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by juamei

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juamei Mar 25, 2018

Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by postman

Looking up and into the still there entrance.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Oct 23, 2012

Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by postman

Looking down and out the still there entrance.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Oct 23, 2012

Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by postman

Worn out ramparts.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Oct 23, 2012

Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by postman

Worn down ramparts.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Oct 23, 2012

Image of Dinas Melin y Wig (Hillfort) by postman

Looking across the interior towards distant Snowdonia.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Oct 23, 2012

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Dinas Melin y Wig

Hillfort

postman Oct 23, 2012

On a hill above the wooded Afon Clwyd, south of Clocaenog forest, is this dilapidated hillfort. The wife and I parked down the lane from a farm Clegyn Mawr above which is the settlement. Only the entrance and the bank on either side is still recognisable, though with a trained eye, one can follow the earthworks all the way round though they were hidden by summer growth on our visit. The south west edge is undefended due to vertical cliffs, the whole inside area is quite large maybe 150 m across. Though the weather looked a bit threatening we were lucky, and appreciative of the good views all around.

Sites within 20km of Dinas Melin y Wig

Garw Fynydd

Cairn(s) • 1.85km N

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Maen Llwyd (Cloceinog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.1km NNW

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3
Bryn Beddau

Stone Circle • 3.93km N

5

4
Bryn Du

Round Barrow(s) • 5.53km NW
Capel Hiraethog

Ring Cairn • 5.55km NW
Tyn-y-Cefn Cursus

Cursus • 6.01km SSE

1
Caer Drewyn

Hillfort • 6.11km ESE

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2
Pincyn Llys

Cairn(s) • 6.13km N

1

1
Carreg y Big yn y Fach Rhewllyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.47km SE

2

1

3
Corwen Cross

Cup Marked Stone • 6.56km SE

7

1

1
Gwernclas Mound

Artificial Mound • 7.08km SSE

1
Gwerclas

Cairn(s) • 7.11km SSE

2

1

1
Pen-y-Gaer (Efenechtyd)

Hillfort • 7.99km NE

9

2
Caer Caradog

Hillfort • 8.15km WSW

16

4
Llyn Brenig 6

8.82km WNW

5
Craig Adwy Wynt

Enclosure • 8.89km NE

14

2
Caer Eini

Hillfort • 9.28km SSW

11

2
Cronglwyd Fawr

Round Barrow(s) • 9.3km WSW

1
Hafod-y-Llan Isaf

Cairn(s) • 9.35km W
Llyn Brenig 8

Cairn(s) • 9.4km WNW

12

1
Llyn Brenig 51

9.43km WNW

14

1
Tan-y-Coed

Chambered Cairn • 9.59km S

17

3
Twr-yr-Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.7km NW

2

1
Cefn Caer Euni Circles

Ring Cairn • 9.91km SW

16

4
Llyn Brenig 46

Cairn(s) • 9.91km WNW

8

1
Owain Glyndwr’s Mount

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.92km ESE

12

2
Caer’ Bryn

Hillfort • 9.98km NNE

11

1
Pwll-y-Clai

Hillfort • 9.98km NNE

1

1
Llyn Brenig 44

Cairn(s) • 10.27km WNW

9

2
Boncyn Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 10.43km WNW

5

1
Llyn Brenig 41

Round Barrow(s) • 10.46km WNW

5

1
Brenig 42

Round Barrow(s) • 10.51km WNW

3

1
Tyfos

Kerbed Cairn • 10.6km S

14

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4
Brenig 47

Round Cairn • 10.65km WNW

6

2
Brenig 40

Round Barrow(s) • 10.66km WNW

3

1
Pant y Maen

Round Barrow(s) • 10.95km E

3

3
Rhoslydan

Round Barrow(s) • 11.18km ENE

3

2
Ty Mawr Rhos Ganol

Round Barrow(s) • 11.2km E

1
Cwm Main

Cairn(s) • 11.22km SW

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Nant Croes-y-Wernen

Stone Circle • 11.24km SE

6

2
Moel Fferna

Cairn(s) • 11.58km ESE

12

2
Maen Huail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.72km NE

2

4
Foel Goch

Round Cairn • 11.72km SW

5

1
Moel y Gaer

Hillfort • 11.99km E

10

3

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Moel ty Uchaf

Cairn circle • 12km SSE

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Coed-y-Bedo Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.22km SW

10

2
Branas Uchaf

Chambered Tomb • 12.29km SSW

21

6
Moel y Waun

Cairn(s) • 12.61km ENE

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Moel y Gamelin

Cairn(s) • 12.94km E

8

2
Garnedd Fawr (Foel Goch)

Round Cairn • 13.03km WSW

16

1

1
Cerrig Bwlch y fedw

Stone Circle • 13.07km SSE

17

1
Moel Pearce

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.24km SSE

3

1
Gorsedd Bran Tumuli A-F

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.29km WNW

7

1
Moel y Plas

Round Barrow(s) • 13.59km ENE

1
Cefn Ddwysarn Camp

Hillfort • 13.73km SW

1

1
Graig Yr Arian (Silver rock)

Chambered Tomb • 13.84km SSW

4

2
Nant Heilyn

Kerbed Cairn • 13.97km W

10

1

1
Trawsnant

Cairn(s) • 14.23km SSE

6

1
Ffridd Camen, Y Berwyn

Ring Cairn • 14.71km SSE

16

1
Moel Gyw

Round Barrow(s) • 14.77km NE

8

2
Bwrdd Arthur

Round Cairn • 14.8km SSE

23

3
Carnedd Wen

Round Cairn • 14.86km SSW

6

2
Penagored

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.95km S

4

2
Pen-Plaenau

Cairn(s) • 15.23km ESE

8

1
Rhiwiau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.44km WNW

8

2

1
Garn Prys

Cairn circle • 15.48km WSW

5

1
Cefn Penagored

Kerbed Cairn • 15.61km S

11

2

1
Cwm Tywyll

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.68km SSE

2

1
Cefn Penagored Ridge

Kerbed Cairn • 15.7km S

13

4
Tomle

Artificial Mound • 15.76km SSE

7

1
Cwm Tywyll

Ring Cairn • 15.78km SSE

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2
Tomen y Meirw

Round Barrow(s) • 15.8km ESE

3

2
Foel Fenlli

Hillfort • 15.81km NE

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3
Bwlch Maen Gwynedd

Cairn(s) • 15.84km SSE

13

1
Foel Fenlli cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.85km NE

4

2
Cyrn-y-Brain

Cairn(s) • 15.86km E

10

2

1
Pennant cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.87km SSE

28

1
Moel y Gaer (Llanbedr Dyffryn-Clwyd)

Hillfort • 15.93km NE

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2
Afon Ceirw (Destroyed)

Cairn circle • 15.95km WSW

2

1
Eliseg’s Pillar mound

Round Barrow(s) • 16km E

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5
Blaen y Cwm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.03km WNW

5

1
Rhyd-y-Gethin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.06km S

2

1
Pant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.16km ENE

2

1
Yr Aran

Standing Stones • 16.24km S

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5
Nant Esgeiriau

Round Cairn • 16.29km S

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2
Yr Aran cairns

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.49km S

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2
Rhyd-y-Gethin (Cairns)

Cairn(s) • 16.62km S

19

1
Cadair Berwyn

Round Cairn • 16.62km SSE

17

2
Cadair Berwyn cairn II

Cairn(s) • 16.88km SSE

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2
Hafod y Dre

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.95km W

3

1
Carnedd Rhys Goch

Cairn(s) • 16.96km ESE

3

1
Pen yr Orsedd

Cairn(s) • 16.99km W

5

1
Moel Sych

Round Cairn • 17.41km SSE

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2
Hafod y Garreg

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.57km W

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Creigiau Eglwyseg

Round Barrow(s) • 17.76km E

8

2
Mynydd Tarw, Y Berwyn

Round Cairn • 17.9km SE

10

2
Foel Frech

Round Cairn • 18km WSW

7

1
Eglwyseg kerb cairns A&B

Kerbed Cairn • 18.21km E

9

1
Cerrig Gwynion

Hillfort • 18.29km ESE

15

2
Carnedd-y-Filiast

Cairn(s) • 18.3km WSW

2

1
Boncyn Crwn

Round Barrow(s) • 18.31km WNW

9

1
Eglwyseg stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.31km E

2

1
Eglwyseg

Ring Cairn • 18.31km E

8

1
Castell Dinas Bran

Hillfort • 18.32km E

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9

1
Creigiau Eglwyseg

Cairn(s) • 18.41km E

5

1
Eglwyseg mountain cairns I, II, III

Cairn(s) • 18.47km E

5

1
Eglwyseg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km E

10

3
Aber Sychnant

Cairn(s) • 18.49km ENE

5

4
Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 18.54km SSW

13

1
Tomen y Gwyddel

Round Cairn • 18.57km ESE

6

1
Cae Du

Round Barrow(s) • 18.59km WNW

1

1
Maes Maelor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.61km ENE

8

1
Cwm Rhiwiau

Stone Circle • 18.71km SSE
Cefn y Gader

Cairn(s) • 18.81km ENE

4

3
Cefn y cist

Cairn(s) • 18.84km E

3

2
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Circle • 19km SSE

10

2
Rhos y Beddau

Stone Row / Alignment • 19km SSE

2

2
Cerrig Beddau

Kerbed Cairn • 19km SSE

1
Cefn y Gader cairn 1

Cairn(s) • 19.13km ENE

6

1
Ddol-Frwynog

Cairn(s) • 19.23km W

1
Nercwys Mountain

Cairn(s) • 19.31km ENE

4

1
Moel Arthur

Hillfort • 19.32km NNE

29

5

1
Afon Disgynfa

Cairn(s) • 19.59km SSE

15

1
Garnedd Wen

Round Cairn • 19.61km WSW

13

2
Plas Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 19.99km WNW

8

3