Braich-y-Ddinas (Q20583748)

  • matcher place: Wales (relation 58437), Conwy (relation 297287)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Hillforts in Conwy County Borough, Prehistoric Wales
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Braich-y-Dinas was an extensive hillfort at the summit of Penmaenmawr, one of the northernmost peaks of the Carneddau mountain range on North coast of Wales. It was once considered the best preserved and most complete hillfort in North-West Wales, but completely disappeared in the first half of the 20th century due to a massive quarrying effort by the Darbishire family, which overwhelmed and eventually destroyed all traces of it, despite efforts by the Royal Commission to save the site.

Summary from Cymraeg / Welsh Wikipedia (cywiki)

Braich-y-Dinas oedd un o'r bryngaerau gorau o'i math yng ngwledydd Prydain nes iddi gael ei dinistrio'n llwyr gan waith chwarel lleol ar ddechrau'r 20g. Safai tua 1,500 troedfedd i fyny ar ben y Penmaen-mawr, mynydd gwenithfaen a leolir rhwng trefi Penmaenmawr a Llanfairfechan ar lan Bae Conwy, gogledd Cymru. Erbyn hyn mae'r gaer wedi diflannu ac mae'r mynydd ei hun yn 500 troedfedd is nag y bu. Yn ffodus gwnaed arolwg o'r safle a'i chloddio'n rhannol yn 1909: yr adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd yn 1912-15 yw ein prif ffynhonnell am y fryngaer heddiw. Lleoliad cyfeiriad grid SH701753.

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