Moel y Gamelin

Both Llantysilio Mountain and Maesyrchen Mountain re-direct here.
Moel y Gamelin
The cairn atop Moel y Gamelin, with Moel y Gaer and Moel Morfydd in the background
Highest point
Elevation577 m (1,893 ft)
Prominence382 m (1,253 ft)
Parent peakMoel y Gamelin Edit this on Wikidata
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates53°00′35″N 3°13′44″W / 53.0096°N 3.2290°W / 53.0096; -3.2290
Geography
Moel y Gamelin is located in Wales
Moel y Gamelin
Moel y Gamelin
Parent rangeClwydian Range
OS gridSJ176465

Moel y Gamelin is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales, to the northwest of the town of Llangollen. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near the village of Carrog to the Horseshoe Pass (Welsh: Bwlch yr Oernant) traversed by the A542 road, and reaches an elevation of 577 metres (1,893 ft) above sea level. The western part of the range is known as Llantysilio Mountain whilst the eastern end is referred to as Maesyrchen Mountain.[1] At its top is a round cairn, of unknown date, measuring about 30 metres (100 ft) in diameter and 1.8 metres (6 ft) high.[2] It is in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Drone footage of the impact of a fire on Llantysilio Mountain during the summer of 2018

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet no 256 Wrexham/Wrecsam & Llangollen
  2. ^ J. Wiles (21 October 2002). "Moel y Gamelin, Cairn". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2010.



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