Dinedor Hill

Dinedor Hill
Dinedor Camp
Highest point
Elevation182.88 m (600.0 ft)
Coordinates52°01′25″N 2°41′47″W / 52.0235°N 2.6963°W / 52.0235; -2.6963
Geography
Map
LocationHerefordshire, England
OS gridSO522363
Topo mapOS 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]

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.

Further reading

  • Children, G; Nash, G (1994) Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire Logaston Press ISBN 1-873827-09-1


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