Places to visit

Moel Fenlli

This Iron Age hillfort is at the southern end of the Clwydian Range. The summit is enclosed by banks and ditches with the strongest defences being to the north. Moel Ffenli can be reached off the A494 Ruthlin to Mold road and there is a car park at the foot of the hill. A footpath goes from the car park to the Fort.

Ruthin Castle - Castell Rhuthun

Ruthin Castle. Image from Ruthin Castle Hotel facebook page.

Heavily rebuilt and now a hotel this is the site of a late thirteenth century Norman castle. It is located in Ruthin which is south of Denbigh along the A525.

Tomen-y-Rhodwydd

The remains of a mid-twelfth century Welsh castle are on this site which is located southeast of Ruthin on the A525/B5431. The motte, bailey, rampart and ditch can be seen.

Moel y Gaer, Llangollen

Banks and ditches remain of this hillfort on a summit of Llantysilio Mountain. The site is located off the A542 from Ruthin towards Llagollen at the Horseshoe Pass. West of the café at the car park.

Castell Dinas Bran

A Welsh castle was built on the site of an earlier Iron Age Fort and is associated with Arthurian legend. The remains today are from a later date and in 1277 the castle was taken and destroyed by the English and not rebuilt. It is located above Llangollen giving excellent views.

Chirk Castle - Castell y Waun

Chirk Castle is located off the A5 southeast of Llagollen. Constructed in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century. It was refurbished in the late sixteenth century and rebuilt following damage in the English Civil War. Offa's Dyke runs through the park that surrounds the castle.

Caer Drewyn

Caer Drewyn Hillfort image courtesy Llangollen website

Caer Drewyn Hillfort dates to the Iron Age 700BC - 50AD. It has commanding views and shows evidence of having been occupied over different periods with the remains of a number of defended closures, banks, stone ramparts, huts and ditches. The site is west on the A5 from Llangollen to Corwen where the B5437 takes you to a junction of the A5104 where a right turn leads to a signposted footpath to the Fort.

Rhos Y Beddau

The site is located further on along the path leading up to Pystell Rheadr Waterfall. A long avenue leads to the stone circle which is at the head of the valley. The site is located along the B4396 past Llhanrhaeadr-ym-Monchant southwest of Oswestry. Maps are required to find this location.

Moel Ty Uchaf

This site is made up of 41 standing stones and surround a cist. The site gives commanding views of the valley below and is situated off the B4401 between Corwen and Llandrillo southwest of Llagollen.

Tyfos - Ring of Tyfos

This site is close to Moel Ty Uchaf and is made up of fourteen low stones in a circle. It is about two miles northwest of Llandrillo southwest of Llagollen.

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