Craig y Forwyn
Craig y Forwyn is a crag in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located less than a mile south of Llanddulas, near the village of Rhyd y Foel. The cliff is composed of carboniferous limestone and is of interest to geologists as a source of fossils and to rock climbers as a fine cliff with many interesting climbing routes.Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cefn yr Ogof and Mynydd Marian.
Cefn yr Ogof
Peak
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Cefn yr Ogof is the highest point of the hill to the west of Gwrych Castle near Abergele and Llanddulas. Ownership of the hillside is divided into three categories; an area managed by Welsh National Resources on behalf of the National Assembly of Wales…
Mynydd Marian
Peak
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Mynydd Marian is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Conwy, Wales. It is also a hill reaching a height of 208 metres, with a trig point, and views to Snowdonia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd y Foel and Llanddulas.
Rhyd y Foel
Village
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Rhyd-y-foel is a small village near the coast of north Wales in the area of Rhos in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales. It is named after the old ford over the River Dulas.
Llanddulas
Village
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Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel.
Llysfaen
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llysfaen is a village and community in Conwy County Borough overlooking the north coast of Wales, and situated on the hill Mynydd Marian. For local government purposes, it is also a ward. The community includes the Peulwys estate of Old Colwyn.
Craig y Forwyn
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 623 feet
- Description: hill (190m) in Conwy County Borough
- Categories: peak and landform
- Location: Llysfaen, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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- Welsh: “Craig y Forwyn”
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