Penycloddiau

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
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]

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. Alan Dawson (1992). Relative Hills of Britain. Cicerone Series. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85284-068-6.
  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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Bronze Age tools unearthed in Clwydian range hillforts dig". BBC NEWS. 7 September 2017.
  4. "Penycloddiau". Sustainable Days Out. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

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