Carneddau
The Carneddau are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. They include the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fifteen Peaks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gyrn Wigau and Bera Bach.
Gyrn Wigau
Peak
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Gyrn Wigau is a summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and forms a part of the western Carneddau commonly known as the Beras. It is a top of Drosgl. It has only 15 metres of topographical prominence but is listed as a Nuttall.
Bera Bach
Peak
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Bera Bach is a summit, height 807 metres, in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It is part of a ridge leading west from Garnedd Uchaf. The summit is a rocky tor, characteristic of the northern Carneddau. Bera Mawr and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, meaning 'ricks' or 'stacks'.
Bera Mawr
Peak
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Bera Mawr is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, height 794 metres. It and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, or northern Carneddau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethesda and Tregarth.
Bethesda
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Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.
Tregarth
Village
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Tregarth is a village between the town of Bethesda and the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is in Llandygai Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. Tregarth is situated 3½ miles west of Carneddau.
Abergwyngregyn
Village
Abergwyngregyn is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales. Under its historic name of Aber Garth Celyn it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Abergwyngregyn is situated 3½ miles north of Carneddau.
Carneddau
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,421 feet
- Description: group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales
- Categories: landform and mountain range
- Location: Llanllechid, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Carneddau” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Carneddau”
- Cebuano: “Carneddau”
- Dutch: “Carneddau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كارنيداو”
- Japanese: “カルネザイ”
- Ladin: “Carneddau”
- Spanish: “Carneddau”
- Swedish: “Carneddau”
- Venetian: “Carneddau”
- Welsh: “Carneddau”
- Welsh: “Y Carneddau”
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