Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

Also known as:
Pen Dinas (Llandudno) and Pen-y-Dinas
Nearest town:
Llandudno
OS reference:
SH779830
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 19' 46.19 N
Longitude:
3° 50' 1.12 W
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Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The wonderful view across Llandudno to the mouth of the Afon Conwy and the Carneddau mountains.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 7, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Structure built against the outside of the eastern defences. Looking towards Little Orme and the distant Clwydian Hills.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 7, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Stone revetment next to the possible entrance at the north.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 7, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

What appears to be a ditch on the eastern side of the fort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 7, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The steep and curving track that leads to the fort from Happy Valley. To me this has the feel of an original line of approach, but I don’t know if this is the case.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 7, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Natural Resources Wales

Image credit: LiDAR Composite Dataset. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by postman

Up above the streets and houses Great Orme climbing high. Pen y Dinas central.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 19, 2016
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by goffik

Although I didn’t realise it at the time: Pen Y Dinas – middle left – as seen from above by cable car

Image credit: Graham Orriss
goffik
goffik Sep 3, 2013
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by postman

Round house attached to scarp edge defences

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 21, 2012
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by postman

In side of the fort, the ghastly white strip is a dry ski slope

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 21, 2012
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by postman

Right in the middle is a young fox looking back at us through the entrance, if you can make it out.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 21, 2012
Image of Pen y Dinas (Llandudno) (Hillfort) by postman

I followed the fox through the bushes , like you do, to find it had lead me through the entrance. Looking back.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 21, 2012

Articles

Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

postman
postman Jun 21, 2012

Carl is right, the easiest way to the fort is up past the modern stone circle, but no fence jumping is necessary, keep going through the childhood memory that is happy valley past the toboggan run and a path is clear to the left.
Brilliantly I chose a different route.
Seeing as I was coming down off the Orme, I parked near the halfway tram house had a quick zoom at llety’r Filiast and the copper mine, then headed over to some limestone outcropping for a look down on Pen y Dinas and some long views across Llandudno and over to Snowdonia.
Whilst there I shared the view only with a dozen mountain goats, with long impressive curving scimitar like horns. From up here I could make out on zoom the rocking stone on the west side of the fort, some of the defences and even the information board in the center. But best of all was just looking down on my old family holiday haunt, Criag y don, my dad would tell the taxi dude, Mrs Bardell owned the holiday house. One year we watched an air display from on this very hill fort, but I didnt know that till today.
There aren’t any impressive defences, but you can just make out the odd curving bank here and the semi circular hut circle up against the scarp that is the forts last defence. Near the information board is an alignment of small boulders between two big ones, god knows what they are.
A good place, not a great fort but a good place, good for watching foxes, people below, and air dispalys.
Ive probably spent too long here now too long by half but theres still one more Great Ormer to go, it’s time for the caving segment of the day. Hi-di-hi campers.

Pen y Dinas (Llandudno)

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CARL Jul 21, 2010

Attempted visit 11.7.10.
Driving back through Llandudno after visiting the Great Orme mines I thought I would check out this hillfort. Unfortunately (sort of) it was a beautiful sunny day so Llandudno was packed. There was absoultely no where to park. I was tempted to park on the yellows but an eager traffic warden was in the area happily booking people so I though better of it. The Hillfort is near the pier and I noticed a modern Gorsedd stone circle errected on the grass near the pier. It looked like the easiest access point would have been past the stone circle and over the wooden fence near the trees? Llandudno looks a nice place and one I would like to visit in the future – another chance of a look at the hillfort then?

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