Dinas Dinlle hillfort
Dinas Dinlle hillfort is an archaeological site in Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Dinas Dinlle hillfort is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Caernarfon Bay Holiday Park, as well as near Dinas Caravan Park.Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Dinas Dinlle Hillfort” and “Dinas Dinlle, Llandwrog”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Airport and Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum.
Caernarfon Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caernarfon Airport, is a general aviation airport located 4 nautical miles southwest of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It is on the site of the former RAF Llandwrog which was operational between 1941 and 1946. Caernarfon Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Dinas Dinlle hillfort.
Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum
Museum
Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum is an air museum located on the former Royal Air Force station at Llandwrog, near Caernarfon in North Wales. Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Dinas Dinlle hillfort.
Ysgol Llandwrog
School
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysgol Llandwrog is a school, which is situated 1 mile east of Dinas Dinlle hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinas Dinlle and Groeslon.
Dinas Dinlle
Dinas Dinlle is a hillfort in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The cliff above the beach is known as Boncan Dinas and is occupied by an Iron Age hillfort, Dinas Dinlle itself.Groeslon
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Groeslon is a small village in the community of Llandwrog in Gwynedd, Wales. The population was 880 at the 2011 census. Nearby villages are Penygroes, Carmel and Dinas. Groeslon is situated 2½ miles east of Dinas Dinlle hillfort.
Llanwnda
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwnda is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, Wales. The community has a population of 1,994 as taken at the 2011 Census. It is situated about 3 miles to the south of Caernarfon, and 5 miles south-west of Llanrug. Llanwnda is situated 3 miles northeast of Dinas Dinlle hillfort.
Dinas Dinlle hillfort
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08147° or 53° 4′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.33505° or 4° 20′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3MJ7+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3837039559OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q20590514
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Dinas Dinlle hillfort” goes by many names.
- German: “Dinas Dinlle (Hillfort)”
- German: “Dinas Dinlle”
- Welsh: “Dinas Dinlle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Bay Holiday Park and Dinas Caravan Park.
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