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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Castell DinerthCountry: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Aberaeron Nearest Village: Aberarth
Map Ref: SN4949062370
Latitude: 52.238884N Longitude: 4.20565W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Hayden visited on 10th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2
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It was destroyed yet again by Lord Rhys in 1164, and came into the possession of Maelgwyn who lost it to his brother, but recovered it in 1199. It is thought to have been completely destroyed by Maelgwyn in 1202 - to prevent it falling into the hands of Llewelyn. It had been razed three times, and changed hands at least six times in a period of about 90 years.
The castle is on a promontory, or spur of land between the Arth and its tributary, the Nant Erthig. There could well have been a prehistoric defence structure here that was adapted in mediaeval times. There is a strong ditch and linear ridge defence on the eastern side, whilst all other sides fall into steep ravines. There seem to be three separate mounds within the site which covers about 3 ha. The entire area is covered with ancient oak and beech woodland with a very diverse ground flora.
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