Moel Ysgyfarnogod

Moel Ysgyfarnogod (Bare hill of the hares in Welsh) is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south.[1]

Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Moel Ysgyfarnogod from Llyn Dywarchen
Highest point
Elevation623 m (2,044 ft)
Prominence180 m (590 ft)
Parent peakRhinog Fawr
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates52°53′28.14″N 3°59′46.21″W
Naming
English translationhill of hares
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈmɔil ˈəsɡəvarˈnɔɡɔd]
Geography
Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Location in Gwynedd
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeRhinogydd
OS gridSH658345
Topo mapOS Landranger 124
Listed summits of Moel Ysgyfarnogod
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Foel Penolau614 metres (2,014 ft)sub Hewitt, Nuttall

It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.

To the north-west of the summit, on an area of moorland and rocky outcrops, lies Bryn Cader Faner, an ancient stone circle. It is one of the finest examples of a Bronze Age cairn in Britain, and has rocky standing stones along its circumference.[2]

References

Bryn Cader Faner
  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
  2. Bryn Cader Faner Ring Cairn : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:
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