Highgate

Highgate is a house in Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales. Highgate is situated nearby to the peak Moel Fodig, as well as near Moel Truan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caer Drewyn and Ysgol Bro Elwern.

Caer Drewyn

Archaeological site

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Caer Drewyn is an early Iron Age hillfort to the north of the town of Corwen, Denbighshire. It has a large stone rampart with entrances on the west and north sides; there is a guard chamber within the north-east entrance, and it has a deep defensive ditch. Caer Drewyn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Highgate.

Ysgol Bro Elwern

School

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Ysgol Bro Elwern is a school, which is situated 1½ miles west of Highgate.

Carrog railway station

Railway stop

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Carrog railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. A camping coach was positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1962. Carrog railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Highgate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrog and Clawdd Poncen.

Carrog

Village

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Carrog is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, near Corwen. Formerly referred to as Llansanffraid-Glyn Dyfrdwy, as it lies within the parish of Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, it takes its modern name from the Great Western Railway station on the opposite bank of the River Dee, which in turn took its name from the Carrog estate on that bank. Carrog is situated 2 miles southeast of Highgate.

Clawdd Poncen

Village

Clawdd Poncen is a village in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 1.3 miles northwest of Corwen, on the opposite bank of the River Dee. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 300. Clawdd Poncen is situated 2 miles southwest of Highgate.