Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur
Viewed from the south-east
Moel Arthur is located in Flintshire
Moel Arthur
Shown within Flintshire
LocationNear Denbigh, Wales
Coordinates53°11′4″N 3°16′50″W / 53.18444°N 3.28056°W / 53.18444; -3.28056
OS grid referenceSJ 14529 66034
TypeHillfort
Length160 metres (520 ft)
Width140 metres (460 ft)
Area1.8 hectares (4.4 acres)
Height455.8 metres (1,495 ft)
History
PeriodsIron Age

Moel Arthur ("Arthur's Hill") is an Iron Age hillfort in Flintshire, Wales, at the boundary with Denbighshire, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Denbigh.

It is on a prominent hill, height 455.8 metres (1,495 ft),[1] in the Clwydian Range; it overlooks the Vale of Clwyd to the west. Offa's Dyke Path skirts the hill. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the hillfort of Penycloddiau.

  1. ^ "Moel Arthur" Hill Bagging. Retrieved 22 August 2019.