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Inspired by Moel Famau, Jubliee Tower and the Clwydian Range

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Nick - Web Team Nick - Web Team | 08:30 UK time, Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Moel Famau and Jubilee Tower

more in the about over the next few months as as an and October is the 's 200th anniversary.

Of late I've been working on our first story, ; editing a short film, ; finding weblinks, tagged ; as well as managing a of fans of via .

Whilst I haven't been able to include in our story everything I've gleaned, I thought I'd share my other finds here.

There's a fascinating account of the tower's foundation laying ceremony via a book, [flick through the links to read more] and there's further insight, , from the academics' online archives, .

Oh, and if you want to see a live view of Moel Famau right now - there's a [but I don't know who manages it, can you tell me?]

Friends Geoff, George, Angel and Glenys on Jubilee Tower, Moel Famau We're starting to receive from fans of the big hill [technically speaking, it's not quite tall enough to be called a mountain, according to ] as people take the walk to the summit or .

And, unprompted, contributors have been getting in touch via email to share their love for the landmark.

Among them is George Owen who, man and boy, has spied the distant summit from Rhyl's but had never climbed to the top of Moel Famau.

He writes: "I always thought one day I should make the effort and go to the top.

"Finally early on a sunny morning in August last year my wife, Angela, and I decided that climbing to the summit of this local landmark would be a novel way to celebrate our wedding anniversary."

And climb it they did, walking 14 miles along starting at - on the Denbigh-Mold road.

"It was quite a challenge for a group of irregular hikers whose youth was almost as distant as the summit but somehow the sight of the tower slowly getting closer spurred us on.

"It was mid-afternoon when we finally arrived at the top and we were amply rewarded by a panorama of magnificent views that made our Welsh hearts swell with pride. In today's parlance it was 'awesome'."

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