Foel Fenlli

Foel Fenlli
Foel Fenlli
Elevation 511 m (1,677 ft)
Prominence 153 m (502 ft)
Parent peak Moel Famau
Listing Marilyn
Location
Location Denbighshire,  Wales
Range Clwydian Range
Coordinates 53°07′53″N 3°14′59″W / 53.1313°N 3.2497°W / 53.1313; -3.2497Coordinates: 53°07′53″N 3°14′59″W / 53.1313°N 3.2497°W / 53.1313; -3.2497
Topo map OS Landranger 116
OS grid SJ164600

Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres (1,677 ft), it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range.[1]

A popular ascent leads south from the car park at Bwlch Penbarras, which is also a popular starting point for ascending Moel Famau to the north. The Offa's Dyke Path runs around the western slopes. The remains of a hill fort roughly ten hectares in area are found on the peak; the site is believed to date back to the Iron Age but was later reoccupied during the Dark Ages. The "iniquitous and tyrannical" king Benlli (after whom the mountain was named) probably lived there c. 450. He was admonished for opposing Saint Germanus, and he and his castle were "consumed by fire from heaven", so the legend goes.[2] There are the remains of strong ramparts on all sides, with an entrance at the west end. In the south-west quarter of the fort enclosure are about two dozen hut platforms; there is a spring close to the centre.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Explorer Map 265 Clwydian Range, 2000
  2. ^ Dyer, James. Penguin Guide to Prehistoric England & Wales (1981). p. 323.
  3. ^ Dyer, p. 324

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