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Dinas Bran Castle

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Location: Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Castell Dinas Bran & the River Dee from Llangollen

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3. Castell Dinas Brân from Llangollen loop — Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

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Michael 🚴‍♂️🥾🏊‍♂️🛶🎸

August 5, 2017

Beautiful castle ruins with great views of the valley and the cliffs of World's End!
In fine weather, especially in morning and evening light, fantastic for photo sessions!

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Dan Hobson

October 8, 2019

Castell Dinas Brân is an enchanting ruin sitting atop a rugged and prominent hilltop above Llangollen. You're afforded wonderful views from the summit that are framed by the ruins. Whilst the castle is first recorded in 12th-century historical documents, the ruins you see today date to the occupation of the princes of Powys Fadog in the mid-13th century. The castle sits on top of an Iron Age hillfort that was built around 600 BC.

JEANETTE

September 18, 2020

Towering high above the Dee Valley and the bustling town of Llangollen, home of the International Eisteddfod, Castell Dinas Bran occupies one of Britain's most spectacular sites. A rugged, foreboding pinnacle, the hillock was the ideal spot to erect a castle. It seemed completely impenetrable, commanded views for miles around, and offered quick recognition of an approaching visitor, whether friend or foe. Yet, the native Welsh princes of Powys occupied the hilltop for only a few decades.

Today, that same site is open to exploration by the public. Forced to climb to the summit, modern visitors experience the struggle and the exhilaration that the castle's medieval inhabitants - and their Edwardian attackers - must have felt. Without a doubt, the walk is a breathtaking challenge. However, that climb heightens the allure of Dinas Bran. And, it demonstrates the stark reality of medieval castle life.

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Elevation 290 m

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Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales LL20 8D

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