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Moel Gyw

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Moel Gyw is a 467-metre hill in Denbighshire. It is listed among the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. The surrounding countryside is part of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape.

Penyffordd Station is 12.9 km away to the east. Other hills nearby include Foel Fenlli and Moel Famau.

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Photo of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, a National Landscape in north Wales.

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Llanferres

Heather ridges crowned with Iron Age hillforts, dropping south to Llangollen and the Dee's limestone valley.

Photo of Ruthin, a village in Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Ruthin

Village

Historic market town in the Vale of Clwyd with a medieval street plan, timber-framed buildings and independent shops around St Peter's Square.

4.9 km W · Denbighshire

Photo of Ruthin Gaol, a visitor attraction in Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Ruthin Gaol

Attraction near Ruthin

Victorian former county prison in Ruthin, open as a museum of prison life.

5 km W

Photo: Moel Arthur, a viewpoint near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Flintshire, north Wales.Highlight

Moel Arthur

Viewpoint near Cilcain

Conical Clwydian summit crowned by a small but strongly banked Iron Age hillfort, with car parks on either side.

8.9 km N

Photo: World's End, a viewpoint near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

World's End

Viewpoint near Llangollen

Wooded vale at the head of the Eglwyseg Valley beneath towering limestone cliffs, reached by a narrow lane and a ford.

11.5 km SE

Photo of Eglwyseg Rocks, a rock formation near Llangollen in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Eglwyseg Rocks

Rock formation near Llangollen

Line of Carboniferous limestone crags and screes, the Seven Sisters, running for around 7km above the Eglwyseg Valley near Llangollen.

12.7 km S