Rural Walks in Flintshire (pdf) - Flintshire County Council

16HalkynMountainOpen common, industrial heritageand viewsHalkyn Mountain is an Urban Common which meansyou can walk freely across it. Ten Minute walks can bedone easily in the areas marked, or choose to walkfurther. However please take great care near old mineworkings as the Common is covered with vertical mineshafts in various stages of repair. Please report any reopenedshafts to the Grosvenor Estate Office:Tel: 01244 684400Parking at Rhosesmor Village Hall, in layby at Berth Ddu,or at one of the pubs with the landlord's permission.Tir Comin agored, treftadaethddiwydiannol a golygfeydd.Comin Trefol yw Mynydd Helygain. Mae nifer o deithiaucerdded 10 munud wedi’u marcio, ond gallwch ddewiscerdded ymhellach. Mae hyn yn golygu y gallwchgerdded yn rhydd arno. Gofynnir ichi fod yn ofalus iawnyn ymyl hen byllau gan fod y Comin yn frith o siafftiau,bob un mewn cyflwr gwahanol o ran eu trwsio. Osgwelwch unrhyw siafftiau sy wedi ailagor gofynnir ichi roigwybod i Swyddfa Stad Grosvenor:Ffôn: 01244 684400.Ceir lleoedd parcio yn Neuadd y Pentref, Rhosesmor,yn y gilfan ym Mherth Ddu neu ym maes parcio uno'r tafarnau ar ôl cael caniatâd y tafarnwr.A broad indication of the OpenAccess areas are shown on thismap. Private properties andworking quarries are not includedunder the Open Access legislation.For full details of Halkyn or anyother Open Access area refer towww.ccw.gov.ukMae'r map hwn yn dangos yn frasyr ardaloedd Mynediad Agored.Nid yw eiddo preifat a chwarelisy'n gweithio yn cael eu cynnwyso dan y ddeddfwriaeth MynediadAgored. I gael gwybodaethlawnach am Helygain ac unrhywardaloedd Mynediad Agorederaill, ewch i www.ccw.gov.uk52View from trig pointGolygfa o’r pwynt trigwww.borderlands.co.ukExplore Flinsthire’s castles and monumentsFeatures of interest1. Moel y Gaer is the highest point on thecommon with panoramic views from itssummit. The earth banks and ditchesencircling the summit are the remains ofan Iron Age hillfort. Remains of circularwooden huts and rectangular buildings, thatmay have been granaries, have also beenfound. The hilltop was utilised again duringthe Napoleonic wars when a firebeacon wasbuilt to warn of French invasion.The mountain is dotted with the remains ofsmall early quarries and limekilns wherecrushed limestone was burned to producelime for building mortar and fertiliser.Waen Brodlas2. Single limekiln at Wern y Gaer3. Old quarry and double kiln near Rhes-y-cae4. The large kilns at Waen Brodlas produced