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Sheep grazing on roadside fields at Pant y Wacco

©Dot Potter

Dist:0.1km<br/>Welcome to Pant Y Wacco, just off the A5026 near Gorsedd.

©J Scott

Dist:0.1km<br/>On the A5026 at Lloc.

©Eirian Evans

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©Colin Pyle

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©Ian Greig

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©Eirian Evans

Dist:0.9km<br/>The Chapel was built as a Wesleyan place of worship in 1829 and rebuilt 60 years later. It is famous as the Chapel of the 'Plygain'(Capel y Plygain). The Plygain is a service of music and worship which takes place every year early on Christmas morning.

'Lloc' is the Welsh word for a livestock enclosure.

©Tim Stuart

Dist:1.0km<br/>This church is at the main village crossroads, and faces the Druid's Inn.

©Roger May

Dist:1.0km<br/>The Druids Inn public house in the village of Gorsedd on the

©Dot Potter

Dist:1.0km<br/>The remains of the chimney from the lime kiln that stood on the site and was in operations between 1740 and 1890 this lime kiln was producing approx 35 tubs of lime daily. Most of the lime mortar used to build Mostyn Docks was supplied from this site.

©Dot Potter

Dist:1.0km<br/>Quarry wall at the site of the Pen y Gelli lime kiln.

©Dot Potter

Dist:1.0km<br/>Pen Y Parc nature reserve near to the A55 at Pant y Wacco

©Dot Potter

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©Dot Potter

Dist:1.0km northeast<br/>This area was mined extensively for lead, zinc and silver but the farm is free of earlier mining activity. Two old shafts are to the east and south east of the farm. Waen Farm was scene of anti-tithe riots on 20th December 1886. In freezing weather and with heavy snow on the ground a large force of Constabulary from Flintshire, Denbighshire & Caernarfonshire escorting the auctioneers and bailiffs who represented the Ecclesiastical Commission clashed violently with an estimated 4,000 anti-tithe protesters.

©Natalia A McKenzie

Dist:1.2km southeast<br/>

©Marion Phillips

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