event · evt_bi_llwyn_bryn_dinas_initial_fortification
Initial fortification at Llwyn Bryn-dinas
The first defensive enclosure was constructed in the late ninth or eighth century BCE, followed by later Iron Age phases.
What is the evidence?
observation
The first defensive enclosure was constructed in the late ninth or eighth century BCE, followed by later Iron Age phases.observed evidence
The first defensive enclosure was constructed in the late ninth or eighth century BCE, followed by later Iron Age phases.The event illustrates locally dated movement toward fortified hilltops. It straddles the 800 BCE boundary and must not absorb later ironworking into the Bronze Age phase.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
900 BCE–750 BCE
Precision: radiocarbon and stratigraphic range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The event illustrates locally dated movement toward fortified hilltops. It straddles the 800 BCE boundary and must not absorb later ironworking into the Bronze Age phase.
- supports · dates
Excavations and Metal-working at Llwyn Bryn-dinas Hillfort, Llangedwyn, Clwyd — C. R. Musson, W. J. Britnell, J. P. Northover, C. J. Salter, P. Q. Dresser, J. Fitt (1992)Dates the earliest fortification to the late ninth and eighth centuries BCE and separates it from much later metalworking.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 265–283; fortification chronology
Interpretation and caveats
The event illustrates locally dated movement toward fortified hilltops. It straddles the 800 BCE boundary and must not absorb later ironworking into the Bronze Age phase.
Event context
Classification
Event type: hillfort foundation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Llwyn Bryn-dinas, Wales archaeological search region
Affected entities: Llwyn Bryn-dinas, Wales archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event addresses the approach to the Early Iron Age in Wales with phase separation.
Research notes
- Dates the earliest fortification to the late ninth and eighth centuries BCE and separates it from much later metalworking. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; pp. 265–283; fortification chronology.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
Excavations and Metal-working at Llwyn Bryn-dinas Hillfort, Llangedwyn, Clwyd — C. R. Musson, W. J. Britnell, J. P. Northover, C. J. Salter, P. Q. Dresser, J. Fitt (1992)Dates the earliest fortification to the late ninth and eighth centuries BCE and separates it from much later metalworking.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 265–283; fortification chronology
Referenced records
- Llwyn Bryn-dinas · entity
- Wales archaeological search region · entity