Cluid

The Cloid River flows southward from its source; reaching the city of Melin-i-Vig, the river turns to the north-east and passes through the cities of Derven, Llaneliden, Pullglass, Llanfair-Ardudvi-Kluid and Ritin . Here it passes through the Clyde Valley . To the south of Denby, the Klivedog River flows into it. Then the bend of Kluida turns north to the city of Saint Asaph . Two miles north of St. Asaph, a large tributary of the Elvi joins the river. The Elvy River originates on the Denby Moors Upland, southeast of Llanrust. It has a tributary of the Aled River, fed by the mountain lake Llyn-Aled. Elvi flows mainly east to the confluence with Clyde. At the confluence of Elvi and Kluida, the river forms a narrow estuary, which goes into the Irish Sea near the city of Rhyl ^[1] .

In 1277, King Edward I built a castle on the banks of the Cloid River. To organize a water crossing to the castle, he hired 968 people to dig out the so-called “big moat”. After that, the riverbed straightened from the castle to the sea. It was a great achievement of engineering for that time, in comparison even with modern designs. The remains of the moat can be observed near the bends and turns of the Cloid, using satellite images.

The former county of Clwyd (a two-tier county), consisting of modern Conwy , Denbyshire , Flintshire and Wrexham , was named after the river in 1974.

• The Clwyd & Conwy Rivers Trust