Cyrn-y-Brain

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Cyrn-y-Brain is a 565-metre hill in Denbighshire. It counts among the 1,546 Marilyns, British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It stands inside the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape.

Ruabon Station is 10.5 km away to the south-east. Nearby hills include Moel y Gamelin and Moel Gyw.

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