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Dinas (weevil)
Dinas may refer to: Places England * Dinas, an area of Padstow, Cornwall * Castle an Dinas, St Columb Major, an Iron Age hillfort at the summit of Castle Downs, Cornwall * Treryn Dinas, a headland near Treen, on the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall * Trereen Dinas, an Iron Age promontory fort at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall Wales * Dinas, Gwynedd, a large hamlet near Bontnewydd, Caernarfon ** Dinas railway station, on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway ** Dinas (FR) railway station, disused Festiniog Railway station * Dinas Cross, a village and community in Pembrokeshire ** Dinas Island, (''Ynys Dinas'') a peninsula in the community of Dinas Cross *Dinas Dinlle, a small settlement in Gwynedd *Dinas Emrys, a hillock near Beddgelert, Gwynedd *Dinas Mawddwy, a town and community in Gwynedd * Dinas Powys, a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan ** Dinas Powys railway station **Dinas Powys hillfort * Dinas Rhondda, a village near Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf ** Dinas Rhondda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padstow
Padstow (; kw, Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately northwest of Wadebridge, northwest of Bodmin and northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, reducing to 2,993 at the 2011 census. In addition Padstow (electoral division), an electoral ward with the same name exists but extends as far as Trevose Head. The population for this ward is 4,434 The geology of the low plateau south of Padstow has resulted in such features as Tregudda Gorge where erosion along the faultline has caused sheer cliffs to form; and the Marble Cliffs which have alternating black and white strata. The Round Hole is a collapsed sea cave. History In English, Padstow was originally named after Æthelstan who was reported by John Leland (antiquary), John Leland to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Powys Railway Station
Dinas Powys railway station is one of two railway stations serving the village of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is located on Network Rail's Barry Branch 4½ miles (7 km) south of Cardiff Central towards Barry Island and Bridgend (via Barry and Rhoose). As of October 2018, passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes ( cy, Llwybrau Lleol y Cymoedd a Chaerdydd) (formerly Valley Lines) is the network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glam ... network. Services Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a 15-minute frequency northbound to Cardiff Central and beyond (to either or ). Southbound 3 trains per hour to Barry Island and an hourly service to Bridgend via Rhoose. Evenings and Sundays there is a generally a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central. Evenings there is an hourly service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanasis Dinas
Athanasios 'Thanasis' Dinas ( el, Αθανάσιος 'Θανάσης' Ντίνας; born 12 November 1989) is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Winger (soccer), winger. Career Dinas began his professional career at Xanthi F.C., Xanthi. He was then loaned at Zakynthos F.C., Zakynthos In 2010, Dinas signed with Panachaiki F.C., Panachaiki. He stayed there for 3 years. On 31 January 2013, he signed with Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos in a three and a half years deal. He made his debut in a match against Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki), Aris, in which Panathinaikos lost 1–0. On 2 January 2014, he renew his contract with Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos till the summer of 2017. With the purchase of Nikos Kaltsas from Veria F.C., Veria, Dinas could not find a place in the Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos roster, but undoubtedly could be an excellent solution for the other Greek Super League, Superleague clubs. The 25-year-old received several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arley Dinas
José Arley Dinas Rodríguez, or simply known as Arley Dinas (born May 16, 1974) is a former Colombian football player. Club statistics National team statistics External links * * 1974 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers América de Cali footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Shonan Bellmare players Millonarios F.C. players Deportes Tolima footballers Boca Juniors footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Argentina Categoría Primera A players J2 League players Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players Association football defenders Sportspeople from Cauca Department Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur
Dinas, officially the Municipality of Dinas ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dinas; Subanen: ''Benwa Dinas''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Dinas''; tl, Bayan ng Dinas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,291 people. History Several theories have been woven and advanced to explain the origin of the now famous municipality of Dinas, which had been the cradle of Islamic Culture and civilization and the bulwark of anti-Hispanic colonization of the entire Baganian Peninsula in Zamboanga del Sur. According to ancient history which has been accepted and educated by the scions of the great grand Sultan Kudarat, a descendants of the renowned Shariff Kabungsuan of Maguindanao was that the name Dinas was taken from a Maguindanao tern Di Nas where "Di" means "Not" and "Nas" means "Bad Luck or Unlucky". Hence, the early settlers who migrated from the province of Cotabato found their new haven as not unluck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Dinas
Pen Dinas is the name of a large hill within the boundary of the village of Penparcau, on the coast of Ceredigion, Wales, (just south of Aberystwyth) upon which an extensive Iron Age, Celtic hillfort of international significance is situated. The site can easily be reached on foot from Aberystwyth town center and is accessible via a series of well marked trails. Boasting a commanding position at the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Afon Rheidol, it has been described as "the pre-eminent hillfort on the Cardigan Bay coast". The name is more correctly 'Dinas Maelor', this could be translated into English as 'Maelor's Fort' or 'Maelor's City'. Tradition refers to it as being the fort of the giant Maelor Gawr. Pen Dinas strictly speaking only refers to the highest point, 'Pen y Dinas' or 'Head of the Citadel', (upon which the Wellington Monument now stands). The southern summit is also where, in the Bronze Age, a burial mound was erected. For the official Royal Commission for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llyn Dinas
Llyn Dinas is a lake near Beddgelert, Gwynedd in north Wales. It is formed by the River Glaslyn. Llyn Dinas lies on the valley floor a few miles north of Beddgelert at an altitude of about 55 metres above sea level. It has an area of and is fairly shallow, with the maximum depth only 10 metres. The lake offers good fishing for salmon and trout. It takes its name from the nearby Dinas Emrys, a rocky and wooded hill just downstream of the lake where the remains of both medieval and older fortifications have been found. A rock near the lake named ''Carreg yr Eryr'' (The stone of the eagle) was said in a charter of 1198 to mark the spot where the boundaries of the three cantrefs of Aberconwy, Ardudwy and Arfon met. According to Giraldus Cambrensis an eagle used to perch on it once a week, anticipating battle between the men of the three cantrefs. References *Geraint Roberts (1995) ''The lakes of Eryri'' Carreg Gwalch {{authority control Beddgelert Lakes of Gwynedd, Dinas L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castell Dinas
Castell Dinas is a hillfort and castle in southern Powys, Wales. At 450 m (1,476 feet) (SO179301) it has the highest castle in England and Wales. It is positioned to defend the Rhiangoll pass between Talgarth and Crickhowell. Iron Age hillfort and Norman castle This site was originally an Iron Age, 600 BC to 50 AD, hillfort. A fortified Norman castle with stone walls was built on the site possibly by William Fitz Osbern or his son Roger de Breteuil, Earl of Hereford in the period 1070 to 1075. The castle was eclipsed with the building of Brecon castle before April 1093. The fortress seems to have been constructed in stone from the first with a hall-keep surrounded with curtain walls and square towers. Historically the castle remained a part of Brecon or Brycheiniog barony until 1207 when King John of England granted it to Peter FitzHerbert. It then became caput of what was to become the Talgarth or Blaenllyfni barony. The castle was sacked by Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Rhondda Railway Station
Dinas Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving the Dinas, Penygraig and Trealaw districts of Tonypandy, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. The station has one platform with one small station shelter and is accessible by a small connector road. There is evidence of a previous platform, which originally served North bound trains to Treherbert, but this was left abandoned after rationalisation in 1982, which saw the removal of the northbound line. Today the platform is heavily overgrown. It has a car park, even though it is one of the smaller stations on the line. Services Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to southbound and to northbound. This drops to hourly in the evenings and two-hourly in each direction on Sundays. On 20 July 2018, previous franchise operator Arriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on the Rhondda Line to Cardiff and Barry Island. This was in response to a survey by Leanne Wood Leanne Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Rhondda
Dinas is a village near Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Dinas is often referred to as Dinas Rhondda to avoid confusion with Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan. The word ' in Modern Welsh means "city", but here (as in Old and Middle Welsh more generally) it means "hill fort". Location Dinas is located in the lower Rhondda Valley about halfway between Treorchy and Pontypridd. Neighbouring settlements are Penygraig, Trealaw, Tonypandy, Cymmer and Porth. The colliery Dinas is the site of Dinas Lower () Colliery, sunk by Walter Coffin in 1812 as the first deep coal mine in the Rhondda valley. This was later followed by the sinking of the Dinas Middle Colliery in 1832 along the southern banks of the river Rhondda Fawr, opposite Dinas Rhondda railway station. From here coal was carried by trams via Porth, Cymmer, and Trehafod to Pontypridd, where it was conveyed by canal to Cardiff. In 1844 there was an explosion in the mine, the first major explosion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Powys Hillfort
The Dinas Powys hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort near Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, Wales.#Alc63, Alcock 1963. p. 01. It is just Hillforts in Britain, one of several thousand hillforts to have been constructed around Great Britain during the British Iron Age, for reasons that are still debatable. The main fort at Dinas Powys was constructed on the northernmost point of the hill in either the third or 2nd century BCE, with two further constructs, known as the Southern Banks, being built further down on the southern end of the hill in the following 1st century BCE. It appears that occupation at the site ceased during the period of Roman Britain, but was re-inhabited by an Early Mediaeval settlement in the 5th century CE, who constructed further additions to the fort. The site was subsequently excavated by a team of archaeology, archaeologists led by Leslie Alcock from 1954 through to 1958. The hillfort, which was called the ''dinas'' ( or fortress) by Welsh language, Welsh speaking locals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Dinas Powys hillfort, Iron Age hillfort which overlooks the village. Dinas Powys is south-west of the centre of Cardiff and is conveniently situated on the A4055 road from Cardiff to Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry, making it a popular dormitory village for city commuters. It neighbours the larger town of Penarth. Despite the addition of several housing developments over the past fifty years, the old village centre of Dinas Powys still has a mostly unspoiled and almost rural feel, retaining a large village common and a traditional village centre complete with a range of small independent shops, public houses, restaurants and community facilities. In addition there are shops, garages, small supermarkets, a pharmacy and a veterinary practice on the main Cardiff Road and a selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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