Foel Fenlli
| Foel Fenlli | |
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| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Prominence | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Parent peak | Moel Famau |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Geography | |
| Location | Denbighshire, Wales |
| Parent range | Clwydian Range |
| OS grid | SJ164600 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 116 |
Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., 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]
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Stone cairn at the summit of Foel Fenlii.jpg
Cairn at the summit
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