: ''Both
Llantysilio Mountain
: ''Both Llantysilio Mountain and Maesyrchen Mountain re-direct here.''
Moel y Gamelin is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales, to the northwest of the town of Llangollen. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near th ...
and
Maesyrchen Mountain
: ''Both Llantysilio Mountain and Maesyrchen Mountain re-direct here.''
Moel y Gamelin is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales, to the northwest of the town of Llangollen. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near t ...
re-direct here.''
Moel y Gamelin is a hill in
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 ...
,
North Wales
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, to the northwest of the town of
Llangollen
Llangollen () is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beau ...
. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near the village of
Carrog
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 oppo ...
to the
Horseshoe Pass
The Horseshoe Pass ( cy, Bwlch yr Oernant, "Pass of the Cold Stream") is a mountain pass in Denbighshire, north-east Wales. It separates Llantysilio Mountain to the west from the 565 metre (1,854 feet) mountain and Marilyn Cyrn-y-Brain to the eas ...
(
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
: ''Bwlch yr Oernant'') traversed by the
A542 road A54 may refer to:
* A54 road (England), a road connecting Chester and Buxton
* A54 motorway (France), a road connecting Salon-de-Provence and Nîmes
* A54 motorway (Italy), a ring road around Pavia
* A-54 freeway (Spain), a road connecting Santi ...
, and reaches an elevation of above sea level. The western part of the range is known as Llantysilio Mountain whilst the eastern end is referred to as Maesyrchen Mountain. At its top is a round
cairn
A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ).
Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...
, of unknown date, measuring about in diameter and high.
It is in the
Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of thei ...
.
References
Mountains and hills of Denbighshire
Marilyns of Wales
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