Hope Mountain

Hill in Flintshire, Wales
Hope Mountain is located in Flintshire
Hope Mountain
Hope Mountain
Location in North Wales, UK
Highest pointElevation330 m (1,080 ft)[1]Prominence187[1]Parent peakHope Mountain Edit this on WikidataListingMarilyns in the British IslesCoordinates53°06′16″N 03°03′17″W / 53.10444°N 3.05472°W / 53.10444; -3.05472GeographyCountryWalesCountyFlintshireVillageCaergwrle

Hope Mountain is a Marilyn located by the village of Caergwrle in North Wales.[2] It features a park at the top named Llyn-y-Waun and is located directly below the flight paths from Hawarden Airport. People often gather here to view the planes flying overhead fairly low.

The mountain is surrounded by other hills[3] including Caergwrle Castle hill and Bryn-y-Gae.[4] Bryn Iorcyn, a 17th-century stone building, is located on the east-facing side of the mountain.[5]

The southern slope of the mountain was historically used as a limestone quarry.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hope Mountain". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "North Wales Walks". Daily Post. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Discover Hope & Caergwrle" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: II. County of Flint. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire. 1912. p. 54.