Also known as Pen y Cloddiau, this hillfort at Nannerch, Flintshire, is one of the largest in Wales. This site occupies an imposing hilltop in the Clwydian Range and boasts impressive views.

Its defences comprise a substantial bank and outer ditch which enclose a ridge-like hill. In places where the natural slope is reduced, there are additional banks and ditches, particularly at the northern and southern ends.

There is an internal quarry scoop which provided material for the inner bank. The southern entrance is inturned. Vegetation masks the interior but numerous hut positions have been identified here in the past and there are visible level platforms to be seen where the heather is not dense, which may have originally housed roundhouses.

Directions: Take A525 towards Ruthin from Denbigh. At the southern bypass roundabout, take the minor road towards Llangwyfan and Llandyrnog. After 4.3km, go straight ahead at roundabout, then turn left at the crossroads 0.8km further on. After 3.9km, park on the left at the end of the forestry. On the right through forestry gate is Offa's Dyke path to the top of the hill.

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