Penycloddiau

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Penycloddiau

A view of the outer defence wall at Penycloddiau hill fort
Elevation 440 m (1,444 ft)[1]
Prominence c. 156 m
Parent peak Moel Famau
Listing Marilyn
Translation peak of the mounds (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [pɛnəˈklɔðjai]
Location
Location Flintshire, Wales
Range Clwydian Range
OS grid SJ127678
Topo map OS Landranger 116[1]

Penycloddiau (Welsh for "hill of the trenches") is a hill in Flintshire, North Wales and is the northernmost marilyn in the Clwydian Range.[citation needed]

Offa's Dyke Path crosses the summit, and the Clwydian Way skirts the western slopes.[citation needed] Like Foel Fenlli further south, Penycloddiau has an iron-age hill fort around the summit area.[2] At 26 hectares (64 acres), it is one of the largest hill forts in Wales.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Dawson (1992). Relative Hills of Britain. Cicerone Series. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85284-068-6.  Unknown parameter |isbn10= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, and Menna Baines, ed. (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. pp. 151,981. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.  Unknown parameter |isbn10= ignored (help)

Further reading

  • Ian Brown, Mick Sharp, and Jean Williamson (2004). "Penycloddiau Iron Age hillfort". Discovering a Welsh landscape: archaeology in the Clwydian range. Landscapes of Britain 4. Windgather. pp. 75–76. 
  • "Penycloddiau Hillfort". Heather & Hillforts. 
  • "Penycloddiau Hillfort — Dig In Deeper". Heather & Hillforts. 
  • "Soldier's Stone, Penycloddiau hillfort". A History of the World. BBC. 
  • Christopher John Wright (1975). "Moel Arthur and Penycloddiau". A guide to Offa's Dyke path. Constable. pp. 321–323. ISBN 978-0-09-460330-1.  Unknown parameter |isbn10= ignored (help)

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Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 3°18′30″W / 53.20008°N 3.30834°W / 53.20008; -3.30834

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