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After flowing in a generally southerly direction from Waen Ganol to Melin-y-Wig, the river turns abruptly eastwards to flow through a deep, narrow gorge north of Moel Clegyr, swings north and northeast round Dinas and then continues on a course somewhat north of east below Derwen
23:, Wales. It is situated on the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). Rising in the nearby Clocaenog Forest (grid reference SJ045535), the river flows due south up to Melin-y-Wig, when it suddenly changes direction north-eastwards: 32:
The village once had its own school, but in the mid 1960s, it was decided to close it in favour of the primary school in Betws Gwerful Goch. The last headteacher was Mr Oswyn Williams.
79: 241: 306: 345: 122:, dated about c. 800 BC – AD 74. The monument has helped understanding of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. 202: 289: 284: 279: 257: 184: 237: 176: 229: 258:"Dinas Melin-y-Wig, Betws Gwerfil Goch (Betws Gwerful Goch), Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)" 339: 20: 139: 233: 321: 308: 180: 95: 81: 119: 188: 164: 140:"River Clwyd | river, Wales, United Kingdom | Britannica" 283: This article incorporates text published under the British 35:
Melin-y-Wig is noted for a Welsh nursery rhyme about it:
290:"Scheduled Monuments- Full Report – Dinas Melin-y-Wig" 224:Pedersen, Torben (2005). "HTTPS, Secure HTTPS". 165:"Drainage Diversions in the Upper Clwyd Valley" 53: 37: 8: 226:Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security 131: 7: 163:Brown, E. H.; Harris, A. N. (1969). 46:cipiodd ei gap a rhedodd i ffwrdd. 62:he snatched his hat and ran away. 14: 285:Open Government Licence 278: 118:is the remains of an Iron Age 58:he never saw a morsel of meat; 56:A little boy from Melin-y-wig, 1: 205:. Denbighshire County Council 42:welodd o 'rioed damaid o gig; 60:He saw a snail on the table, 40:Bachgen bach o Felin-y-wig, 362: 203:"Ysgol Betws Gwerfil Goch" 44:Gwelodd falwen ar y bwrdd, 234:10.1007/0-387-23483-7_189 346:Villages in Denbighshire 67: 49: 30: 25: 322:53.02722°N 3.43306°W 228:. pp. 268–269. 51:This translates as: 318: /  292:. Llywodraeth Cymru 262:ancientmonuments.uk 91: /  327:53.02722; -3.43306 144:www.britannica.com 96:53.0313°N 3.4191°W 74:Dinas Melin-y-Wig 243:978-0-387-23473-1 107:Dinas Melin-y-Wig 70:Dinas Melin-y-Wig 353: 333: 332: 330: 329: 328: 323: 319: 316: 315: 314: 311: 301: 299: 297: 282: 272: 271: 269: 268: 254: 248: 247: 221: 215: 214: 212: 210: 199: 193: 192: 160: 154: 153: 151: 150: 136: 117: 115: 114: 112: 111: 110: 108: 103: 102: 101:53.0313; -3.4191 97: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 19:is a village in 361: 360: 356: 355: 354: 352: 351: 350: 336: 335: 326: 324: 320: 317: 312: 309: 307: 305: 304: 295: 293: 288: 276: 275: 266: 264: 256: 255: 251: 244: 223: 222: 218: 208: 206: 201: 200: 196: 162: 161: 157: 148: 146: 138: 137: 133: 128: 106: 104: 100: 98: 94: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 75: 72: 64: 61: 59: 57: 48: 45: 43: 41: 12: 11: 5: 359: 357: 349: 348: 338: 337: 274: 273: 249: 242: 216: 194: 175:(2): 140–151. 155: 130: 129: 127: 124: 71: 68: 54: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 358: 347: 344: 343: 341: 334: 331: 302: 291: 286: 281: 263: 259: 253: 250: 245: 239: 235: 231: 227: 220: 217: 204: 198: 195: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 159: 156: 145: 141: 135: 132: 125: 123: 121: 113: 69: 66: 63: 52: 47: 36: 33: 29: 24: 22: 18: 303: 294:. Retrieved 277: 265:. Retrieved 261: 252: 225: 219: 207:. Retrieved 197: 172: 168: 158: 147:. Retrieved 143: 134: 73: 65: 55: 50: 39: 34: 31: 26: 21:Denbighshire 16: 15: 325: / 296:November 8, 99: / 17:Melin-y-Wig 310:53°01′38″N 267:2022-11-30 149:2022-11-30 126:References 105: ( 83:53°01′53″N 313:3°25′59″W 181:0016-7487 169:Geography 86:3°25′09″W 340:Category 189:40566780 120:hillfort 240:  209:7 June 187:  179:  185:JSTOR 298:2022 238:ISBN 211:2020 177:ISSN 230:doi 28:... 342:: 287:: 260:. 236:. 183:. 173:54 171:. 167:. 142:. 300:. 270:. 246:. 232:: 213:. 191:. 152:. 116:) 109:) 76:(

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Denbighshire
53°01′53″N 3°25′09″W / 53.0313°N 3.4191°W / 53.0313; -3.4191 (Dinas Melin-y-Wig)
hillfort
"River Clwyd | river, Wales, United Kingdom | Britannica"
"Drainage Diversions in the Upper Clwyd Valley"
ISSN
0016-7487
JSTOR
40566780
"Ysgol Betws Gwerfil Goch"
doi
10.1007/0-387-23483-7_189
ISBN
978-0-387-23473-1
"Dinas Melin-y-Wig, Betws Gwerfil Goch (Betws Gwerful Goch), Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)"
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"Scheduled Monuments- Full Report – Dinas Melin-y-Wig"
53°01′38″N 3°25′59″W / 53.02722°N 3.43306°W / 53.02722; -3.43306
Category
Villages in Denbighshire

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