Dinedor Hill

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Dinedor Hill
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Dinedor Camp
Highest point
Elevation 182.88 m (600.0 ft)
Coordinates 52°01′25″N2°41′47″W / 52.0235°N 2.6963°W / 52.0235; -2.6963
Geography
Dinedor Hill
Location Herefordshire, England
OS grid SO522363
Topo map OS Landranger 149

Dinedor Hill is situated 2.5 miles south of Hereford. It is the site of Dinedor Camp, an Iron Age hillfort. More specifically a promontory fort. It is a Scheduled Monument first designated in 1928. [1] It was occupied until late into the first century CE. [2] Roman coins dating from 68-9 CE have been found there. [3]

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The hill has been a local visitor attraction since at least the late 19th century. [4]

The name dates back to at least the Roman period and was originally derived from the Welsh words din (fort) and bre (hill) [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dinedor Camp". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hillforts and their annexes". Herefordshire Through Time. Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Herefordshire's Roman Sites". Herefordshire Through Time. Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dinedor Hill". Hereford Times. 10 August 1867. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Coplestone-Crow, Bruce (2009). Herefordshire Place Names. LOGASTON PRESS. p. 82.

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