Gwaun y Llwyni

Gwaun y Llwyni is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It forms a part of the Aran mountain range. The peak's southern face is very steep and forms one of the backwalls of Cwm Cywarch.

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waun Camddwr and Aran Fawddwy.

Waun Camddwr

Peak

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Waun Camddwr is a top of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the highest point on a wide boggy area between the summits of Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm.

Aran Fawddwy

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Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It is the highest point of the historic county of Merionethshire. It is the highest peak in the Aran mountain range, the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and higher than anywhere in the United Kingdom south of Northern Snowdonia.

Pen yr Allt Uchaf

Peak

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Pen yr Allt Uchaf is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The summit is the highest point on a ridge branching off to the west of Aran Fawddwy's south ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinas Mawddwy and Minllyn.

Dinas Mawddwy

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Dinas Mawddwy is a village in Gwynedd within the Snowdonia National Park. The village stands amongst the spectacular scenery where the Rivers Cerist and Dyfi meet under the hills of Foel Benddin and Foel Dinas.

Minllyn

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Greenwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minllyn is a hamlet.

Brithdir

Village

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Brithdir is a small hamlet on the outskirts of Dolgellau, Gwynedd in the community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth. The Arts and Crafts Movement St Mark's Church is a Grade I listed building in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. Brithdir is situated 5 miles west of Gwaun y Llwyni.

Gwaun y Llwyni

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,247 feet
Description: mountain (685m) in Gwynedd
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Mawddwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.76987° or 52° 46′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.69536° or 3° 41′ 43″ west

Elevation

2,247 feet (685 metres)

Open location code

9C4RQ893+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3327783653

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12616222

Wikidata ID

Q5623374

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Gwaun y Llwyni” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Gwaun y Llwyni”
Irish: “Gwaun y Llwyni”
Ladin: “Gwaun y Llwyni”
Welsh: “Gwaun y Llwyni”

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