Penycloddiau
Penycloddiau is a hill in Flintshire, Wales, and one of five Marilyns in the Clwydian Range. The hill, like Foel Fenlli and Moel Arthur to the south, has an Iron Age hillfort at its summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,444 feet
- Description: hillfort primarily located in Ysceifiog community, Flintshire
- Also known as: “Pen Y Cloddiau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moel Arthur and Moel y Parc.
Moel Arthur
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moel Arthur is an Iron Age hillfort in Flintshire, Wales, at the boundary with Denbighshire, about 5 miles east of Denbigh. It is on a prominent hill, height 455.8 metres, in the Clwydian Range; it overlooks the Vale of Clwyd to the west.
Moel y Parc
Peak
Moel y Parc is a hill on the border between Denbighshire and Flintshire in Wales. It is one of the Clwydian Hills, rising 398 metres above sea level and is located at OS grid reference SJ114703.
Ddol Uchaf
Nature reserve
Ddol Uchaf is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located near Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales. It has been selected as an SSSI due to the unique wildlife and organisms around the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberwheeler and Llandyrnog.
Aberwheeler
Hamlet
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberwheeler is a village and community in the Welsh county of Denbighshire, located on the south bank of the River Wheeler, 4.2 miles north east of Denbigh, 12.6 miles north west of Mold and 11.0 miles north of Ruthin.
Llandyrnog
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandyrnog is a large village and community in Denbighshire, Wales lying in the valley of the River Clwyd, about 3 miles from Denbigh and 5 miles from Ruthin.
Afonwen
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Afonwen is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated about 6 kilometres from the A55 North Wales Expressway and on the A541 Mold-Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Afonwen was included into the civil parish of Caerwys and was 1,319, with a total ward population of 2,496.
Penycloddiau
- Categories: archaeological site, partial contour fort, and landform
- Location: Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.20088° or 53° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.30814° or 3° 18′ 29″ westElevation
1,444 feet (440 metres)Open location code
9C5R6M2R+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 2818166722OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Penycloddiau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Penycloddiau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پينيكلودياو”
- German: “Penycloddiau”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-cloddiau”
- Welsh: “Pen-y-Cloddiau”
- Welsh: “Penycloddiau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Penycloddiau Hill Fort and Pont Llundain.
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