Gorllwyn

Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.

Gorllwyn
Drygarn Fawr from the Gorllwyn plateau
Highest point
Elevation613 m (2,011 ft)
Prominence88 m (289 ft)
Parent peakDrygarn Fawr
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationPowys, Wales
Parent rangeCambrian Mountains
OS gridSN862584
Topo mapOS Landranger 147

To the west is Drygarn Fawr, its large cairns making it a very distinctive feature in an otherwise featureless plateau. Drygarn Fawr is separated from Gorllwyn by the pass of Bwlch y Ddau Faen. To the east the plateau continues towards Y Gamriw.[1] Radnor Forest lies further to the east.

References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

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