Gyrn Moelfre

#3002 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Gyrn Moelfre is a mountain in Powys, mid Wales, near the border with Shropshire. It stands to the south-east of the Berwyns, from which it is separated by Afon Ysgwennant. The village of Llansilin lies on its south-west slopes. It was historically in Denbighshire, but the area was transferred to Powys in 1996. ()

Elevation: 1716 ftProminence: 778 ftCoordinates: 52°51'23"N, 3°12'46"W

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Gyrn Moelfre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chirk Castle, St Michael's, Ceiriog Valley, St Silin's Church.

7.5 miNE
700-year-old Welsh fortress and parkland
Chirk Castle, Chirk
191 min walk • Chirk Castle stands as a majestic testament to medieval military architecture in the small town of Chirk, within the scenic borders of Wales, United Kingdom. Completed in 1310, this imposing fortress has been guarding the entrance to the Ceiriog Valley for over seven...
5.3 miSE
Church
St Michael's
136 min walk • St Michael the Archangel is a Grade I listed church in Llanyblodwel, in Shropshire, England. It has a spire of unusual shape and was designed in 1847–1856 by the vicar, Rev. John Parker.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Ceiriog Valley, Chirk
105 min walk • The Ceiriog Valley is the valley of the River Ceiriog in north-east Wales. It is also the name of a electoral ward of Wrexham County Borough.
1.8 miSE
Church
St Silin's Church
45 min walk • St Silin's Church is a parish church in Llansilin, Powys, Wales. The present building, which has parts dating back to the 13th century, is a Grade I listed building. It stands on a site that has been used by Christian communities since the Dark Ages.
7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Maelor Way
178 min walk • Maelor Way is a key long distance footpath, running 38 kilometres / 24 miles from the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at Bronygarth to the Shropshire Way, Sandstone Trail, Llangollen Canal, South Cheshire Way, and the Marches Way all at Grindley Brook near Whitchurch.
2.6 miSE
Town, Forts and castles
Sycharth
66 min walk • Sycharth is a motte and bailey castle and town in Llansilin, Powys, Wales. Until 1996 Sycharth was in the historic county of Denbighshire, but was then transferred to the Shire area of Montgomeryshire within Powys.
7.3 miSE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Llanymynech Heritage Area
186 min walk • Llanymynech Heritage Area is an historic former lime kiln, quarry and industrial site near the village of Llanymynech, Shropshire in the Welsh Marches. The site is adjacent to the A483 road and close to the Montgomery Canal.
6.3 miSW
Ruins
Tomen yr Allt
161 min walk • Tomen yr Allt was a Medieval motte and bailey defensive castle near Llanfyllin in Powys, Wales. "Tomen ar hallt" is modern Welsh for "mound on the wooded...
3 miS
Memorial
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas
78 min walk • Llwyn Bryn-Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort on the north side of the Tanat valley, about 1 mile west of the village of Llangedwyn, in Powys, Wales.
3.3 miS
Church
St Cedwyn's Church
85 min walk • St Cedwyn's Church at Llangedwyn was formerly in the historic county of Denbighshire but since 1996 has been within the Montgomeryshire Shire Area of Powys, Wales. St Cedwyn's was a chapel of ease of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant. Llangedwyn is 7 miles south-west of Oswestry and to the south of the Berwyn Mountains.
5.8 miNE
Church
Selattyn
149 min walk • Selattyn and Gobowen is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 4,016.