Clwydian Range part 2

Following last weeks wonderful walk over Moel Famau, today we decided to walk in the opposite direction, over Moel Arthur and Pen-y-cloddiau. The weather was better than last week, and the colours even more breathtaking!

Moel Arthur and Pen-y-cloddiau are about 1500ft high, and both have the remains of Iron Age forts on their summits, built over 2500 years ago. The fortifications at Moel Arthur are particularly impressive, especially on the north side, as can be seen on the first two photos below. In the second photo you can clearly see the remains of the fortifications to the left of the summit.







The third and fourth photos are from the summit of Pen-y-cloddiau. This is a much larger fort than Moel Arthur, but is perhaps not quite as impresssive. In the first photo below you can clearly see the earthworks. The last photo is looking back towards Moel Arthur and Moel Famau from Pen-y-cloddiau.





Birds seen today included about 10 Buzzards and 5 Ravens.