Moel Morfydd, Llangollen,Wales, UK - Mountain Summits on Waymarking.com

Part of The Llantysilio mountain range; a designated AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). Moel Morfydd is at the South-western extremity of the range The nearby Clwydian Range consist of sediments laid down in deep Silurian seas over 400 million years ago. These mudstones and sandstones have been pushed and squeezed to create the folded, fractured rocks which we see today. The Silurian rocks form the core of the Clwydian Hills and are fringed by younger rocks formed under very different conditions, Permo-Triassic sandstone to the west and Carboniferous limestone to the east Although the rocks of Llantysilio Mountain are of the same age, they have been pushed and squeezed sufficiently to form slate which has been exploited in large quarries The mountain and surrounding moorland contains a patchwork of heather, bilberry, gorse and bracken, a plant habitat that is of European importance. It is home to a community of upland breeding birds such as the rare black grouse, the red grouse, hen harrier, merlin, ring ouzel, whinchat, Common Buzzard and wheatear. The landscape displays plentiful evidence of past communities and cultures, dominated by an exceptional chain of Iron Age hillforts and burial cairns. It remains an important agricultural landscape, with the traditional ‘cynefin’ system providing grazing for hefted flocks. The high scenic quality of the area is an important area for recreation and tourism. The views from this point are spectacular, to the north the Clwydian hills can be seen, while to the south are the Berwyns. Also visible is Dinas Bran and the Eglwyseg Escarpment. Moel Morfydd Overlooks the River Dee and the Llangollen Steam Railway, which is probably the UK’s most scenic railway. The route here passes over Moel y Gaer (504m); The site of an Iron age hillfort which dates back some 2500 years. Depressions are evident within the fort. These are areas where the roundhuts would have been situated, although the ground cover of heather and bilberries now make it difficult to distinguish detail.

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Altitude in Feet: 1801

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