View SE along E ramparts of Penycloddiau hillfort, Flintshire, with Wheeler Valley to L & Moel Famau rear R. Heather is burnt to encourage new growth.
Looking SE along E ramparts of Penycloddiau hillfort with the Wheeler valley to L & Moel Famau rear R. Banks & ditches enclose 21ha (52acres) making it one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Wales. As part of a management cycle, heather & bilberry in the interior are burned periodically to ecourage fresh growth. Offa's Dyke Path national trail passes through the middle of the fort & the county boundary between Denbigh & Flint runs along its W side.
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Location: Penycloddiau Hillfort, Nannerch, Mold, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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