Mynydd y Cwm

#5800 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd y Cwm is a hill in the Clwydian Range in Denbighshire, North Wales. It reaches a height of 304.8 metres. It has recently been promoted to Marilyn status having a prominence of 150 metres. ()

Elevation: 1000 ftProminence: 492 ftCoordinates: 53°16'46"N, 3°23'31"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Mynydd y Cwm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rhyl Golf Club, Rhuddlan Castle, Belle Vue, St Asaph Cathedral.

4.7 miNW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Rhyl Golf Club, Rhyl
121 min walk • Rhyl Golf Club is a golf club based on the outskirts of Rhyl at Denbighshire, Wales. It is a 9-hole course. In 2010 the club undertook a £225,000, five-year refurbishment programme.
3.1 miW
Imposing riverside 13th-century fortress
Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan
79 min walk • Rhuddlan Castle is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Edward I in 1277, following the First Welsh War. Much of the work was overseen by master mason James of Saint George.
4.4 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Belle Vue, Rhyl
113 min walk • Belle Vue is a multi-purpose stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of CPD Y Rhyl 1879. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with a seating capacity of 1,720.
2.6 miSW
Church
St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph
66 min walk • The Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn, commonly called St Asaph Cathedral, is a cathedral in St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of St Asaph. The cathedral dates back 1,400 years, while the current building dates from the 13th century.
4.3 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Marble Church, Bodelwyddan
111 min walk • St Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan, is a Decorated Gothic Style parish church in the lower Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, Wales and is visible for many miles because its spire rises to 202 feet. It lies just off the A55 trunk road.
2.9 miW
Forts and castles
Twthill, Rhuddlan
75 min walk • Twthill is a Norman castle located near the town of Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in Wales; historic names for the site include Toothill and Tot Hill Castle and it is also known as Old Rhuddlan Castle. It is a motte-and-bailey castle and was later replaced by the much larger, stone-built Rhuddlan Castle.
2.1 miNE
Church
St Michael's Church
53 min walk • St Michael's Church, Trelawnyd, is in the village of Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the benefice of Dyserth and Trelawnyd and Cwm, the deanery of St Asaph, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Prestatyn Castle, Prestatyn
104 min walk • Prestatyn Castle is a motte and bailey castle built in 1157 on land granted to the Norman lord Robert Banastre by King Henry II of England. It was built on level ground on the coastal plain and commanded an extensive view. Nowadays the mound and slight remnants of a causeway are all that is visible.
2.3 miN
Prehistoric site
The Gop, Prestatyn
59 min walk • The Gop is a neolithic monument lying within the Clwydian Range, northwest of Trelawnyd, in Flintshire, Wales, in the Clwydian Range. There is evidence that there was a considerable amount of stone on the top of hill, which may indicate that it was used as a look-out or hill fort.
2.1 miNW
Architecture, Park
Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan
54 min walk • Bodrhyddan Hall is a country house in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The present building is a 1690s remodelling of an earlier building dating from the 16th century.
2.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves
72 min walk • Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves are two Scheduled Ancient Monuments, in Denbighshire, Wales, which are also designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.