Pen Dinas hillfort, Aberystwyth. Rendered in 3D from
#lidar
data using
#aerialod
for some moody lighting. Now part of a community archaeology project driven by
@PenparcauForum
@DyfedArch
@cadwwales
#HillfortsWednesday
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@MarkWalters_
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My mother’s family lived at the base of the fields, in Penparcau, leading up to Pendinas. Many childhood weekends were spent exploring the earthworks. It’s a remarkable site with quite an emotional attachment for me.
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@DrIestynJones
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@cadwwales
Knew it well as a kid as I went to school in Penglais and it was always there on the horizon. We had school trips up there with the history teacher.
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@MarkWalters_
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@DyfedArch
@cadwwales
Looks like it has a little sister hillfort just across the river from it.
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@GardeningAtNigh
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@DyfedArch
@cadwwales
Yes, that’s a nice one. It is the Tan y Castell ring work and bailey castle built by the Normans in 1110 and occupied through to the 13th century. It is Aberystwyth’s first castle.
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@MarkWalters_
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@DyfedArch
@cadwwales
what is the resolution of this? Looks incredibly detailed!
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