Penllyn Forest Top

Penllyn Forest Top is a hill in Llangywer, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,808 feet. Penllyn Forest Top is situated nearby to the hamlet Rhos-y-gwaliau, as well as near Pennant Melangell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Y Groes Fagl and Foel Cedig.

Y Groes Fagl

Peak

Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Y Groes Fagl is a top of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range known as the Hirnantau. Its summit has the Snowdonia National Park boundary located just to the east of it.

Foel Cedig

Peak

Foel Cedig is a Marilyn on the Gwynedd/ Powys border in north Wales. In 2018 it replaced Cyrniau Nod as the Marilyn for this area. It is located a very short distance from Cyrniau Nod. This has led to peak baggers having to recomplete.

Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw is a subsidiary summit of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range called the Hirnantau. It has two tops: Stac Rhos and Pen y Cerrig Duon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhos-y-gwaliau and Llanfor.

Rhos-y-gwaliau

Hamlet

Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, about 1.5 miles south-east of Bala. It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists. Rhos-y-gwaliau is situated 3½ miles northwest of Penllyn Forest Top.

Llanfor

Village

Photo: Tamara Kwan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel. Llanfor is situated 5 miles northwest of Penllyn Forest Top.

Bala

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bala is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake Bala in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.

Penllyn Forest Top

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,808 feet
Category: landform
Location: Llangywer, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.85587° or 52° 51′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.52478° or 3° 31′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,808 feet (551 metres)

Open location code

9C4RVF4G+83

GeoNames ID

12622758

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