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Dee Valley and LlangollenCaer Drewyn
Stone-walled Iron Age hillfort above Corwen, where Owain Glyndŵr is said to have mustered his army, with the Dee valley below.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr 15
- Ascent
- 250 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
A path climbs from the town to the fort and loop back by lanes and fields. Steady climbing with a good view.
Worth knowing
- The ramparts are stone rather than earth and stand well over a metre in places.
- Glyndŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales at Corwen in 1400 and the statue in the square marks it.
- The Llangollen Railway now reaches Corwen and gives a good way in.
What you’ll see
The stone ramparts of the fort, the Dee valley, and the Berwyn to the south.
Background
Caer Drewyn was occupied in the Iron Age and reused repeatedly, with tradition linking it to both Owain Gwynedd and Glyndŵr.