Llwyn Bryn-Dinas facts for kids
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas from the west
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 Location in Powys
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| Location | Near Llangedwyn, Wales |
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| Coordinates | 52°48′50″N 3°13′45″W / 52.81389°N 3.22917°W |
| Type | Hillfort |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
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| Periods | Bronze Age Iron Age |
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas is an ancient hillfort located in Powys, Wales. It was built a very long time ago, during the Iron Age. You can find it on the north side of the Tanat valley. It is about 1 kilometer (or 0.6 miles) west of a small village called Llangedwyn.
Exploring Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Hillfort
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas is a special kind of ancient fort. It sits on top of a noticeable hill. People in the past built these forts for protection.
What Does the Hillfort Look Like?
This hillfort has one main protective wall, called a rampart. This rampart follows the natural shape of the hill. It stretches about 264 meters (866 feet) from north to south. From east to west, it measures about 204 meters (669 feet).
The total area inside the rampart is about 3 hectares (7.4 acres). That's roughly the size of five football fields! There is a simple entrance on the south-east side. This entrance was designed to be easy to defend.
Digging Up the Past: Discoveries at the Fort
Archaeologists are like history detectives. They dug up parts of Llwyn Bryn-Dinas in 1983. They found out that people first lived here a very long time ago. This was during the late Bronze Age, around 1000 to 900 BC.
Later, during the Iron Age, the defenses of the fort were made stronger. This happened around 400 to 300 BC. Inside the fort, near the back of the rampart, they found something cool. It was an smithy, which is like an ancient workshop.
This smithy was used for working with metal. People there did bronze-casting (making things from bronze) and iron-working. They probably made tools and weapons for the people living in the settlement.
