Dinedor Hill is situated 2.5 miles south of
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
. It is the site of
Dinedor Camp
Dinedor Camp is an Iron Age hillfort, about west of the village of Dinedor and about south of Hereford in England. It is a scheduled monument.
In 2016, Dinedor Camp was acquired by Dinedor Parish Council, as a Community Asset Transfer from Her ...
, an
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
hillfort. More specifically a
promontory fort
A promontory fort is a defensive structure located above a steep cliff, often only connected to the mainland by a small neck of land, thus using the topography to reduce the ramparts needed. Although their dating is problematic, most seem to da ...
. It is a
Scheduled Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
first designated in 1928. It was occupied until late into the first century CE.
Roman coins dating from 68-9 CE have been found there.
The hill has been a local visitor attraction since at least the late 19th century.
The name dates back to at least the Roman period and was originally derived from the Welsh words ''din'' (fort) and ''bre'' (hill)
References
Further reading
*Children, G; Nash, G (1994) ''Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire'' Logaston Press
External links
Dinedor Camp at PastScapeDinedor Camp Monument Detail
Hills of Herefordshire
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