Gop Hill cairn has a lot of evidence that it was a neolithic monument at the northern end of the Clwydian Range of hills. It was probably an important look out and hill fort.
There is a natural cave to the south of the hill that's also worth exploring.

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Location: Trelawnyd And Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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