Cairn
Cairn is an archaeological site in Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales. Cairn is situated nearby to the peak Penycloddiau, as well as near the forest Coed Pen-y-bryn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penycloddiau and Moel Arthur.
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.
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 Arthur is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cairn.
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.
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. Aberwheeler is situated 2 miles northwest of Cairn.
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. Llandyrnog is situated 2 miles southwest of Cairn.
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. Afonwen is situated 2½ miles north of Cairn.
Cairn
- Type: Rock
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.20088° or 53° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.30817° or 3° 18′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5R6M2R+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 908999718OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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