Nant-bâch

A carpet of snowdrops lead to a small derelict cottage sitting next to Afon Nant-y-Fflint. Just an entrance porch, two rooms with fireplaces and an extension to the side. The roof has long gone.

Milepost by the A55, in parish of Halkyn (Flintshire District), Halkyn, on grass verge on Northeast side of the A55, below Pen Lan Lane overbridge to Plas Isaf. Inscription reads:- M F / CHESTER 14 0 :: COUNTY / OF / FLINT / 1892 :: M F / HOLYWELL 3 2 Grade II listed by Cadw. Reference Number: 26212 Link Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: FLT_CHHO14

Within earshot of the busy A55, but a world away.

Ebenezer Chapel dated 1841. Was for sale in 2014. Grade II listed Link

Derelict farmhouse on the slopes of Halkyn Mountain.

Old lead workings on Halkyn Mountain.

The hill commands views over the Dee Estuary, and Liverpool is visible on the far right of the image.

The sheep are nicely lined up on a hillside overlooking the Dee Estuary. One of the features discernible in the distance is the Runcorn Bridge, while the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral can be seen far left..

The disused quarry that exploited the Pentre Chert Formation (see SJ1972 : Pentre Chert Formation). It is recorded that the chert, a compact, sometimes glassy rock comprising microcrystalline silica, was exploited for use in the ceramics industry as an additive in the bodies for porcelain and bone china.

The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), is the major road in North Wales running for 88 miles between Chester and Holyhead via Conwy and Bangor. The A55 is a very high quality road, much of it rebuilt since the 1970s in response to traffic problems in Colwyn Bay, Colwyn and Llandudno caused by traffic having to pass through town centres on totally unsuitable streets, (especially in Conwy where lorries often scraped their paintwork as they passed through 12th century arches in the town's walls), leading to the construction of an east-west expressway bypassing the urban centres. It is a dual carriageway primary route for its entire length with the exception of the point where it crosses the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. All of its junctions are grade separated except for two roundabouts; one east of Penmaenmawr and one in Llanfairfechan. The road originally ran from Chester to Bangor but was extended parallel to the A5 across Anglesey right into Holyhead Docks in 2001. Link SABRE

Looking north-westward.

Looking north-westward.

In the Flintshire hills near Dolphin