Castle an Dinas
Castle an Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort at the summit of Castle Downs near St Columb Major in Cornwall, UK and is considered one of the most important hillforts in the southwest of Britain.Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle An Dinas”, “Castle an Dinas, St Columb Major”, “Castle-an-Dinas”, “Castle-An-Dinas”, “Kastel an Dinas”, and “Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Screech Owl Sanctuary and Church of St Wenna.
Screech Owl Sanctuary
Zoo
The Screech Owl Sanctuary and Animal Park is a home for owls and other animals located near St Columb Major in Cornwall, England. It was founded in 1990 by Carolyn Screech. Screech Owl Sanctuary is situated 1½ miles south of Castle an Dinas.
Church of St Wenna
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Wenna is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle an Dinas.
St Columba’s Church, St Columb Major
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Columba's Church is a 14th-century, Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Columb Major, Cornwall. In 1860 plans were drawn up by William Butterfield, in hope of St Columb church becoming the cathedral of the future diocese of Cornwall, but the cathedral was built at Truro. St Columba’s Church, St Columb Major is situated 2 miles west of Castle an Dinas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tregonetha and Belowda.
Tregonetha
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregonetha is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of St Wenn, 7 miles west of the town of Bodmin. Tregonetha Downs is situated half a mile south of the village and forms part of the Tregonetha & Belowda Downs SSSI.
Belowda
Hamlet
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belowda is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. The village is just north of the A30 trunk road, about seven miles west-southwest of Bodmin. The village also gives its name to the nearby Belowda Beacon. It is in the civil parish of Roche.
Ruthvoes
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruthvoes is a village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of St Columb Major, about two miles south of St Columb Major town and 6+1⁄2 miles east of Newquay. Ruthvoes is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castle an Dinas.
Castle an Dinas
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Columb Major, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42513° or 50° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.89381° or 4° 53′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C2QC4G4+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 136433601OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5050344
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Castle an Dinas” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Kastel an Dinas”
- Latin: “Castle an Dinas (St Columb Major)”
- Latin: “Castle an Dinas”
- Welsh: “Kastel an Dinas”
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Highlights include Castle Holiday Park and Tregonetha Downs.
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