Moel Plas-yw
Moel Plas-yw is a peak in Nannerch, Flintshire, Wales and has an elevation of 1,378 feet. Moel Plas-yw is situated nearby to the locality Bwlch-y-mynydd, as well as near Moel Arthur Lead Mine III.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,378 feet
- Description: hill (420m) in Flintshire
- Also known as: “Moel Plas-Yw”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moel Arthur and Penycloddiau.
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.
Penycloddiau
Peak
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.
Star Crossing Halt railway station
Railway station
Star Crossing Halt railway station was a station between Nannerch and Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 2 November 1914, closed in 1916 due to WW1, but re-opened in the summer of 1919, and closed finally on 30 April 1962.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nannerch and Llangynhafal.
Nannerch
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nannerch is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, located within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2001 Census the population of Nannerch was 531, reducing to 496 in 2011.
Llangynhafal
Hamlet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Plas-yw
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Nannerch, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.19255° or 53° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.26994° or 3° 16′ 12″ westElevation
1,378 feet (420 metres)Open location code
9C5R5PVJ+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 3368166829OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Moel Plas-yw” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Moel plas yw”
- Welsh: “Moel Plas-yw”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bwlch-y-mynydd and Moel Arthur Lead Mine III.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moel Evan and Plas-Yw Round Barrow.
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