Bryn Euryn

Nearest town:
Colwyn Bay (2km ESE)
OS reference:
SH833798
OS sheet:
116
Latitude:
53° 18' 6.9 N
Longitude:
3° 45' 5.09 W
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Images

Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Rainy day landscape context. Bryn Euryn rises prominently over the wreck of Colwyn Bay pier.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.4.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jun 11, 2018
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Natural Resources Wales

Image credit: LiDAR Composite Dataset. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by postman

From up near Hafodty stone circle. Looking over Conwy Castle and over the river to Llandudno Junction (I think). Bryn Euryn crowns the skyline.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by skins

The Bryn from across the valley, natural defensive ramparts can clearly be seen.

Image credit: skins
skins
skins Dec 24, 2010
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by skins

Flat top of hill fort, looking south, dec 10.

Image credit: skins
skins
skins Dec 24, 2010
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by skins

Trig at the top, to the left of this is the embankment and hollow of the settlement. A very good information board just in front of the trig.

Image credit: skins
skins
skins Jan 24, 2008
Image of Bryn Euryn (Hillfort) by skins

The bryn in winter, looking across the original course of the conwy river, and the nant semptre (where the a55 is now!) looking towards the Carneddau.

Image credit: Skins
skins
skins Mar 16, 2007

Articles

Bryn Euryn

skins
skins Mar 16, 2007

Great place to visit and great views of north Wales. It’s the perfect natural vantage point for a hill fort.

Originally the area below would had been marsh land, with streams and the original course of the river conwy, now the afon ganol (see pic from across the valley and imagine it full of water and marsh below).

Little is visible of the hill fort now, the top has a limestone outcrop running around it which can be mistaken for a wall or steps. A good view point to look at the hill fort is actually from the Colwyn Bay mountain zoo, you can clearly see the hill fort defensive walls from there.
The road beneath the hill is called Dinerth Road, this is a word that derives from the hill fort chieftan’s (celtci tribe Deceangli) name ‘the bear’ and is also the name of the fort itself.
The Nant Semtpyr valley below (now the A55 runs along it- see second picture) is where (it is said and sometimes disputed) the romans were ambushed on their way to Angelsey, their leader Sepronious was said to be attacked there (Sepronious has connections with Hannibal).

In the Medieval times the hill was used as a rabbit warren. In WW2 it was used as an early warning signal outpost, a radio mast was fitted on top, signs of this are still visible. Behind the hill, from a small car park near a quarry, is the ruins of Llys Euryn with it’s connections too Ednyfed who was the chief advisor to Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and an ancestor to the Tudor King Henry 8th.

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skins
skins
Mar 2007

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