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Gorllwyn
Drygarn Fawr from the Gorllwyn plateauElevation 613 m (2,011 ft) Parent peak Drygarn Fawr Listing Hewitt, Nuttall Location Location Powys, Wales Range Cambrian Mountains Topo map OS Landranger 147 OS grid SN862584 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.
To the west is Drygarn Fawr, its large carins 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]
References
- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
External links
Categories:- Elenydd
- Mountains and hills of Powys
- Mountains and hills of mid Wales
- Hewitts of Wales
- Nuttalls
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