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Penycloddiau

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Penycloddiau rises to 440 m (1,444 ft) in Flintshire. It is one of 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.

Other hills nearby include Moel Famau and Foel Fenlli. The nearest railway station is Flint, 12.9 km to the north-east.

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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 along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

here · spans 8 counties

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.

2.6 km SE

Photo of Loggerheads Country Park, a country park near Llanferres in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Loggerheads Country Park

Country park near Llanferres

Country park in the limestone gorge of the River Alyn with riverside trails, old lead-mining remains and a visitor centre.

8.8 km SE

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.

9.6 km S · 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.

9.7 km S