Penycloddiau
A view of the outer defence wall at Penycloddiau hill fort
Highest point
Elevation440 m (1,440 ft)[1]
Prominence156 m (512 ft)
Parent peakMoel Famau
ListingMarilyn
Naming
English translationhill of the trenches
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [pɛnəˈklɔðjai]
Geography
LocationFlintshire, Wales
Parent rangeClwydian Range
OS gridSJ127678[1]
Topo mapOS Landranger 116[1]

Penycloddiau is a hill in Flintshire, Wales, and one of five Marilyns in the Clwydian Range.

The Offa's Dyke Path climbs Penycloddiau from the east

The hill, like Foel Fenlli and Moel Arthur to the south, has an Iron Age hillfort at its summit.[2] It covers 26 hectares (64 acres) making it one of the largest hillforts in Wales.[2] In 2017, excavations by the Clywdian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG) unearthed a significant number of 4,000-year-old stone tools from the Bronze Age, the discovery indicates human activity occurred much earlier than first thought in the area.[3]

Penycloddiau is crossed by the Offa's Dyke Path and the Clwydian Way, two long distance footpaths that traverse the hills in this area. A free car park exists at the bwlch between Penycloddiau and Moel Arthur, where two footpaths lead to the summit.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alan Dawson (1992). Relative Hills of Britain. Cicerone Series. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85284-068-6.
  2. 1 2 John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines, eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. pp. 151, 981. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  3. ↑ "Bronze Age tools unearthed in Clwydian range hillforts dig". BBC News. 7 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Penycloddiau". Sustainable Days Out. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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