Erw y Ddafad-ddu
Erw y Ddafad-ddu is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the third highest peak in the Aran mountain range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,861 feet
- Description: mountain (872m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Erw Y Ddafad-Ddu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn.
Aran Fawddwy
Peak
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. 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 outside Northern Snowdonia, the Scottish Highlands and the Lake District.
Aran Benllyn
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Aran Benllyn is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the second highest peak in the Aran mountain range.
Foel Hafod-fynydd
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Foel Hafod-fynydd is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. It tops the east ridge of Erw y Ddafad-ddu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanuwchllyn and Dinas Mawddwy.
Llanuwchllyn
Village
Photo: Black Kite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanuwchllyn is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake. It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
Dinas Mawddwy
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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, which is situated 6 miles south of Erw y Ddafad-ddu.
Erw y Ddafad-ddu
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7961° or 52° 47′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.68509° or 3° 41′ 6″ westElevation
2,861 feet (872 metres)Open location code
9C4RQ8W7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3327852635OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Erw y Ddafad-ddu” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”
- Dutch: “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”
- Irish: “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”
- Ladin: “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”
- Welsh: “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Erw y Ddafad-ddu”. Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.