Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point of the county of Flintshire in Wales. It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,821 feet
- Description: hill (554.8m) in Denbighshire
- Also known as: “Moel Famma” and “Moel Fammau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jubilee Monument, Moel Fammau and Cilcain No.3.
Foel Fenlli
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres, it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moel y Gaer and Tafarn-y-Gelyn.
Moel y Gaer
Locality
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Moel y Gaer, also known as Moel-y-Gaer Camp or Moel y Gaer Hillfort, is an Iron Age hillfort located on a western spur of the Clwydian Range, near the village of Llanbedr, Denbighshire, Wales.
Tafarn-y-Gelyn
Hamlet
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tafarn-y-Gelyn is a small village in the east of Denbighshire, North East Wales. Situated near Llanferres, at the foot of Moel Famau, just off the A494 road halfway between Ruthin and Mold.
Llangynhafal
Hamlet
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Llangynhafal is a village and community to the north of Ruthin, in Denbighshire, North Wales. The community includes the village of Gellifor. Llangynhafal is approximately 4 miles away from Ruthin and 6 miles away from Denbigh.
Moel Famau
- Categories: hill, mountain, and landform
- Location: Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.15415° or 53° 9′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.25552° or 3° 15′ 20″ westElevation
1,821 feet (555 metres)Open location code
9C5R5P3V+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 279947153OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Moel Famau” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Moel Famau”
- Breton: “Moel Ffamau”
- Cebuano: “Moel Fammau”
- Dutch: “Moel Famau”
- Dutch: “Moel Fammau”
- Swedish: “Moel Fammau”
- Welsh: “Moel Famau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Foel Fenlli Hillfort and Pentre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jubilee Tower and Moel Dywyll.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moel Famau”. Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.