Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a

hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

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. With a summit at an elevation of , it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range. A popular ascent leads south from the car park at

Bwlch Penbarras Bwlch Penbarras (also known as ''Bwlch Pen Barras'', or the ''Old Bwlch'') is a mountain pass in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in north-east Wales. The gap, which is at an altitude of , lies between the hi ...

, which is also a popular starting point for ascending Moel Famau to the north. The Offa's Dyke Path runs around the western slopes. The remains of a hillfort roughly ten

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s in area are found on the peak; the site is believed to date back to the

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but was later reoccupied during the Dark Ages. The "iniquitous and tyrannical" king

Benlli King Benlli was a British king who ruled part of what is now Wales in the early 5th century. He is notorious for opposing Saint Germanus and was probably a heretical follower of Pelagianism. The story of his admonishment by the saint and eventua ...

(after whom the mountain was named) probably lived there c. 450. He was admonished for opposing Saint Germanus, and he and his castle were "consumed by fire from heaven", so the legend goes. There are the remains of strong ramparts on all sides, with an entrance at the west end. In the south-west quarter of the fort enclosure are about two dozen hut platforms; there is a spring close to the centre.Dyer, p. 324 File:Stone cairn at the summit of Foel Fenlii.jpg, Cairn at the summit

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www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Foel Fenlli and surrounding area
Hillforts in Denbighshire Mountains and hills of Denbighshire Marilyns of Wales {{Denbighshire-geo-stub

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