The Caergwrle 'Bowl' is a unique votive object, thought to represent a Bronze Age boat. It was made from shale, tin and gold; its applied decoration signifying shields, oars and waves.

DISCOVER Hope and Caergwrle, one of eight booklets produced for villages throughout Flintshire, is now available.

But in Caergwrle, I made lots of friends, had wonderful times. I can remember, in the winter, walking up to the Horyb.. we used to skate on the lake up there.

I had no idea what that meant, but we packed, and my mother and father, and my sister and I, went to town, caught the ferry over the Mersey, and from Seacombe Station, caught the train to ...