Foel Fenlli or Moel Fenlli is a

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in Denbighshire,

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. With a summit at an elevation of , it is the second highest peak of the Clwydian Range. 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

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roughly ten

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s in area are found on the peak; the site is believed to date back to the

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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.Dyer, p. 324 File:Stone cairn at the summit of Foel Fenlii.jpg, Cairn at the summit

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www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Foel Fenlli and surrounding area
Hillforts in Denbighshire Mountains and hills of Denbighshire Marilyns of Wales {{Denbighshire-geo-stub

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