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Name:Castell Cawr
Hill number:14755
Height:189m / 620ft
Parent (Ma):2042  Mwdwl-eithin
RHB Section:30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA:Conwy
Catchment:Clwyd, Catchment Boundaries
Watershed:Liverpool Bay
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:SH 93607 76712
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:47m
Col:142m  SH924766  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 116
(1:25k) 264N
Observations:man-made large mound 35m WNW at SH 93572 76724 is c 2m higher but does not cover natural summit
Survey:Seco 2x Hand Level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 36 users)ByDate of Ascent
joined little group with social worker, surprised he not been up these hills ! well worth the effort. nice gorge and woodlandmattcymru13/12/2023
Approached from bridleway to south. Woodland Trust public access woods. Myriad of unmapped paths take you to within a few m of summit, unmarked. In deciduous woods with some fern, bramble and ivy understory. Ancient hill fort with evident earthworks.Denise 18/11/2023
RichardM18/11/2023
Matt16/12/2022
From Woodland Trust car park to NNW at SH 9339 7715, up stone track for about 200m to junction with path at SH 9354 7720 - Up path to 'crossroads', straight across & up to junction by 'Danger' sign at SH 9352 7695 - Turned right & along track to junction at SH 9342 7677 & then left up track to junction with path at SH 9350 7669 - Turned left & up past man-made mound to natural high point in trees to left of path.gerrybowes08/04/2022
An example of DoBIH inconsistency. The mound in the middle of the hillfort is considered not natural, whereas elsewhere human-made mounds (particularly slag heaps) do count.Martin R03/04/2022
Early start from Manchester despite M56 being closed. Parked at NW entrance and took mixture of tracks and path up ridge.GordonAdshead26/03/2022
from abergele town views of caeneddau from top of rampart and good views of abergele and rhyl from cliff edgeunderhill14/03/2022
Late evening. Eighth of an13 hour day in hot wether. Views of Abergele don the top of the east cliffs but disappointing summit.Campbell Singer08/09/2021
Enjoyable,sunny circular walk-Abergele seafront car park-Llandulas-Pen-y-corddwyn-mawr(very windy on top)-Castell Cawr(mound much better than actual top).With Oscar and Bridget(except first top).catman13/09/2020
With Bridget and Catman.oscarrosie13/09/2020
With Oscar and Catman.rosiebridge13/09/2020
Richard Gunn20/08/2019
mae23/03/2019
Rob5017/03/2019
Alan Caine01/12/2018
A Peckish07/11/2018
beckybags07/11/2018
TK09/10/2018
MM03/06/2018
KM03/06/2018
Mart parked at the Woodland Trust then we followed the track round to the hill fort and summit. Woodland obscured the views a bit but nice to have lunch on the ramparts of a hill fort.John Eley07/05/2018
first hill for a year. snow still on carneddaumattcymru10/04/2018
Not much fun in the rain, a lot more than I was expecting today.Aye Jimmy31/12/2017
From small car park to NNW, tortuously circuitous tracks to top - over 2 mile walked, finishing in pitch darkcarole engel02/12/2017
PeteF30/07/2017
P to N. Tracks and paths to top. Mound much preferable to the high point in the woods.chrisbien10/06/2017
P nnw as others, natural hp in deciduous wdld with castle motte c 5ft higher. lovely mild spring like day.RHW17/02/2017
Parking: Woodland Trust car park SH 93388 77160. Various tracks lead to summit.David Evans28/01/2017
From car park. Very muddy start of track due to combination of heavy rain and forestry machinery. Pleasant walk through wood. Interesting summit.JamesD197209/11/2016
Information board on the origins of Castell Cawr very interestingjrj16/10/2016
Ron Rees Davies20/10/2015
First hill logged for a while. Nice wet walk. But i had to get myself up SOMETHING! Needs more logs..mattcymru24/05/2015
Adrian08/06/2014
Alex C14/11/2013
Hill fort, on hill locally known as tan-y-gopa. views pretty good, to snowdonia and clwydians. Wandered around here as a kid. This was first time to actual summit!mattcymru12/08/2007