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Dinedor Camp

Coordinates: 52°01′25″N 2°41′47″W / 52.0235°N 2.6963°W / 52.0235; -2.6963
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Dinedor Camp
Rampart of the fort
Dinedor Camp is located in Herefordshire
Dinedor Camp
Shown within Herefordshire
LocationNear Hereford, Herefordshire
Coordinates52°01′25″N 2°41′47″W / 52.0235°N 2.6963°W / 52.0235; -2.6963
OS grid referenceSO 523 363
TypeHillfort
Length337 metres (1,106 ft)
Width160 metres (520 ft)
Area3.8 hectares (9.4 acres)
History
PeriodsIron Age

Dinedor Camp is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) west of the village of Dinedor and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Hereford in England. It is a scheduled monument.[1]

In 2016, Dinedor Camp was acquired by Dinedor Parish Council, as a community asset transfer from Herefordshire Council.[2]

Description

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The fort is on a spur of Dinedor Hill; it overlooks to the east the River Wye at the confluence with the River Lugg.

It is about 337 metres (1,106 ft) long and 160 metres (520 ft) wide, enclosing an area of about 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres). There is an out-turned entrance at the east. There is a steep natural slope on the south side, and a single rampart, about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high, around the rest of the fort, rising to about 8 metres (26 ft) in the north-east.[1][3]

3D view of the digital terrain model

There was some excavation in 1951 at the north-east of the fort, a trench being cut from the edge of the rampart for about 35 metres (115 ft) towards the centre of the camp. Sherds of Iron Age and Roman pottery, part of an iron axehead and other iron fragments were found.[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Dinedor Camp (1001758)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Dinedor Camp" Dinedor Parish Council. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Dinedor Camp (110220)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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