River Alyn
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| Alyn (Afon Alun) | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom (Wales and England) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | confluence with River Dee |
The River Alyn (Welsh:Afon Alun) is a tributary of the River Dee. The river Alyn rises at the southern end of the Clwydian hills and the Alyn Valley forms part of the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main town on the river Alyn is Mold, the county town of Flintshire.
The River Alyn crosses the carboniferous limestone from Halkyn Mountain and North through the Loggerheads area before heading southeast making through Mold before making its confluence the The Dee at grid reference SJ398561 to the northeast of Wrexham.
Between Loggerheads and Rhydymwyn it runs through the Alyn Gorge, which is the site of the caves Ogof Hesp Alyn, Ogof Hen Ffynhonau and Ogof Nadolig. For parts of this stretch the river bed is dry for most of the year.
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