Cilcain

Worth seeing in and around Cilcain

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Moel Famau

   Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point of the county of Flintshire in Wales. It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire.

   2 km · hill (554.8m) in Denbighshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church, Cilcain, is in the village of Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the Bro Famau group of parishes, in the Mold Mission Area, in the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.

   1.2 km · church in Cilcain, north Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ogof Nadolig

   Ogof Nadolig is a cave in the Alyn Gorge near Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. It is mostly crawling, 300 metres long, and ends with a shaft up to the surface and a locked manhole cover.

   2.1 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Berres' Church

   St Berres' Church, Llanferres, is in the village of Llanferres, Denbighshire, Wales on the A494 road between Mold and Ruthin. It is an Anglican church in the Bro Famau Group of Churches, the Mission Area of Mold, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.

   3.6 km · church in Llanferres, Denbighshire, Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau

   Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau lies in the Alyn Gorge in Flintshire, Wales close to Ogof Hesp Alyn. It was discovered in 1978 after excavation allowed access to Dyer's Adit.

   2.2 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ogof Hesp Alyn

   Ogof Hesp Alyn was discovered by North Wales Caving Club in 1973 in the Alyn Gorge near Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales. Reaching the end of the cave is a serious commitment involving 24 pitches and the draining of two sumps.

   2.5 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Pen-y-Cefn Pasture

   Pen-y-Cefn Pasture is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cilcain, Flintshire, in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. It has been an SSSI since 10 December 1986 as a conservation attempt to protect and preserve the site.

   2.7 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tyddyn-y-barcut

   This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Flintshire Area of Search.

   3.6 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

   Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the border of Flintshire and Denbighshire in north Wales. Most of the site is also designated as the Alyn Valley Woods Special Area of Conservation and the southern part includes Loggerheads Country Park.

   900 m · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bwlch Penbarras

    Bwlch Penbarras is a mountain pass in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in north-east Wales. The gap, which is at an altitude of 360 m, lies between the hills of Moel Famau and Foel Fenlli.

    3.5 km · Mountain pass in Wales · Wikipedia

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