Wales · Partial ruin
Dinas Emrys
Dinas Emrys is a rocky, wooded hillfort and medieval castle site on a 76 m crag above the Glaslyn valley near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Little of the superstructure remains today beyond multi-period ramparts, foundations and the base of a rectangular tower; the site is also associated with early medieval and Arthurian legends.
Its prime
1250
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
A steep, rocky hillock rising above the Glaslyn valley and the southern end of Llyn Dinas, clothed with scattered birch and mixed scrub; the summit is an irregular rocky plateau encircled by up to three concentric stone ramparts and low curtain walls built to follow the rock contours. Ramparts are of grey local stone 2.5–3 metres thick in places; on the summit is the low rectangular stone base of a tower and a roughly circular tumble of stones about 9 metres across. A small enclosed pool and a raised platform sit within the interior; original approach is a steep western path and a later north‑east entrance is visible from below.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Dinas Emrys — including 2 interiors: enclosed interior courtyard, pool and raised platform. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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