Moel Ysgyfarnogod

Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Moel Ysgyfarnogod from Llyn Dywarchen
Elevation	623 m (2,044 ft)
Prominence	c. 180 m
Parent peak	Rhinog Fawr
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation	hill of hares (Welsh)
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈmɔil ˈəsɡəvarˈnɔɡɔd]
Location
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Location in Gwynedd
Location	Gwynedd,  Wales
Range	Rhinogydd
Coordinates	52°53′28.14″N 3°59′46.21″W / 52.89115°N 3.9961694°W / 52.89115; -3.9961694Coordinates: 52°53′28.14″N 3°59′46.21″W / 52.89115°N 3.9961694°W / 52.89115; -3.9961694
Topo map	OS Landranger 124
OS grid	SH658345

Listed summits of Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Foel Penolau		614 metres (2,014 ft)	sub Hewitt, Nuttall

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]

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. ^ http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=526

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Moel Ysgyfarnogod and surrounding area
• A Walk up Moel Ysgyfarnogod From Trawsfynydd with photos