Overview
Pen Castell;Dinas Island is recorded as Promontory Fort in Wales Pembrokeshire. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Pen Castell;Dinas Island as Promontory Fort from the Yr Oes Haearn period. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
What this place is
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Pen Castell;Dinas Island as Promontory Fort from the Yr Oes Haearn period.
People and events
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
How it was used
The label Promontory Fort gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Promontory Fort. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Pen Castell;Dinas Island matters as a recorded promontory fort tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
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- Ann and Maryevent0.1 miles
- Margarettaevent0.1 miles
- Landing Place, Pwllgaelodbuilding0.1 miles
- Connivumevent0.2 miles
- Old Sailors Public Housemonument0.2 miles
- Lime Kiln, Old Sailors, Pwllgaelodmonument0.2 miles
- Dinas Head, Possible Hut Platformsmonument0.4 miles
- DInas Island Circular Walk, Pembrokewalk0.5 miles
- Pwll Gwylog Baymonument0.5 miles
- Dinas Island Enclosure and Pondmonument0.5 miles
- Ffynnon ofimonument0.5 miles
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