Location Denbighshire, Wales Topo map OS Landranger 116 Prominence 153 m Parent peak Moel Famau Listing Marilyn | OS grid SJ164600 Elevation 511 m Mountain range Clwydian Range Parent range Clwydian Range | |
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Similar Penycloddiau, Moel y Gamelin, Carn Fadryn, Gyrn Moelfre, Pen Bwlch Llandrillo | ||
Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales. With a summit at an elevation of 511 metres (1,677 ft), it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range.
Map of Foel Fenlli, Ruthin, UK
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 hillfort 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. 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.