Craig yr Aderyn

"Bird's Rock" redirects here. For the island in Australia, see Bird Rock.

Coordinates: 52°38′26″N 4°00′04″W / 52.6406°N 4.001°W / 52.6406; -4.001

Craig yr Aderyn
Craig yr Aderyn
Craig yr Aderyn  Craig yr Aderyn shown within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH647066
Principal area	Gwynedd
Ceremonial county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Craig yr Aderyn, (English: Bird's Rock), is a hill rising to a height of over 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level on the south bank of the River Dysynni near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales.^[1]

The site is owned by the Snowdonia National Park Authority, which lies entirely within the Craig yr Aderyn SSSI, and is named after the large number of birds, such as the Great Cormorant, which nest on the peak which is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Cardigan Bay coast.

The ruins of Castell y Bere, built by the Princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century, are nearby.

According to local traditional, there were two castle watchtowers on the end of the rock and watchmen would raise red flags in case of danger.

The two prominent faces of the hill are known locally as 'Y Palis Mawr' and 'Y Palis Bach' (English: the large stockade and the small stockade).^[2]

Cultural Associations

The writer Susan Cooper leads her characters to "Bird Rock" in her book, "The Grey King," from the The Dark Is Rising Sequence.

References

1. ^ Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock), Joint Nature Conservation Committee
2. ^ Davies, William (1900) (in Welsh). Casgliad o Lên Gwerin Meirion, yn "Cofnodion a chyfansoddiadau buddugol Eisteddfod Blaenau Ffestiniog 1898". p. 153. 

External links

• Snowdonia National Park Authority