A FUN filled activity day is being held at Castle an Dinas hillfort at St Columb Major to celebrate a landmark occasion.

Cornwall Heritage Trust is organising a family-friendly nature activity trail, a guided walk with an archaeologist and a beacon lighting ceremony as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, April 17.

Visitors will have the chance to follow a sensory nature trail around the site’s ring ramparts (Picture: Keith Larby / Cornwall Heritage Trust volunteer) ( )

Castle an Dinas is one of Cornwall’s largest and most impressive hillforts, dating from around the fourth to first centuries BCE.

Hillforts like this are thought to have been a focus for the community, symbols of the wealth and power of the tribe, and a central place for social ceremonies, trade and ritual.

The charity’s ‘Hares on the Hillfort’ nature activity trail will run from 1pm to 4pm.

There will also be a guided walk on offer with the charity’s Sites Officer and Archaeologist, Dick Cole (pictured right) (Picture: Mike Davey) ( )

Visitors will have the chance to follow a sensory nature trail around the site’s ring ramparts and can earn a special prize for completing it. There is a £1 suggested donation per trail.

There will be the chance to learn more about the hillfort at 3pm with the charity’s sites officer and archaeologist, Dick Cole.

Priced at £10 per person, the hour-long guided walk will take you on a whistle-stop tour of Castle an Dinas’ fascinating history and introduce you to the myths and legends surrounding it.

The day will be rounded off with a beacon lighting ceremony at 7pm.

The mini-brazier which will be lit by the charity’s volunteers at its beacon lighting ceremony (Picture: Mike Davey) ( )

The event will see the charity’s specially commissioned mini brazier lit by its volunteers to celebrate the time and dedication they give to the charity.

Refreshments for the public, including celebration cupcakes, will be served from 7pm for a suggested donation of £2. The official lighting will take place at 7.30pm.

A spokesperson for the Cornwall Heritage Trust said: “Follow in the footsteps of Castle an Dinas' furry friends and explore this fascinating historic site, where people have gathered since early prehistoric times.”