Horseshoe Pass
Encyclopedia
The Horseshoe Pass is a mountain pass
in Denbighshire
, northeast Wales
. It separates Llantysilio Mountain to the west from Cyrn-y-Brain to the east. The A542 road from Llandegla
to Llangollen
runs through the pass, reaching a maximum height of 417 metres (1,368.1 ft). The road travels in a horseshoe shape around the sides of a valley, giving the pass its English name; this route dates from 1811, when a turnpike
road was constructed across the area. The road is frequently closed in winter due to snowfall or landslides.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, northeast Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It separates Llantysilio Mountain to the west from Cyrn-y-Brain to the east. The A542 road from Llandegla
Llandegla
Llandegla or Llandegla-yn-Iâl is a village and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. In the 2001 census, the community had a population of 494.- Name :...
to Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
runs through the pass, reaching a maximum height of 417 metres (1,368.1 ft). The road travels in a horseshoe shape around the sides of a valley, giving the pass its English name; this route dates from 1811, when a turnpike
Turnpike trust
Turnpike trusts in the United Kingdom were bodies set up by individual Acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal highways in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries...
road was constructed across the area. The road is frequently closed in winter due to snowfall or landslides.
External links
- Historic Landscape Characterisation - The Vale of Llangollen: Maesyrychen, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
- Horseshoe Pass walk, BBC