Foel y Groes

Foel y Groes is a peak in Llanwddyn, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,909 feet. Foel y Groes is situated nearby to the village Llanymawddwy, as well as near the locality Gwaun Gafn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moel y Cerrig Duon and Foel Rhudd.

Moel y Cerrig Duon

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Moel y Cerrig Duon is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in Gwynedd in north Wales. Moel y Cerrig Duon tops the eastern end of a long peat bog plateau along with Llechwedd Du.

Foel Rhudd is a top of Esgeiriau Gwynion in north Wales. It tops a wide area of peat bog, the summit marked only by a few stones. Esgeiriau Gwynion summit is directly to the west, separated by a small col of peat hags. Llechwedd Du is connected to the south by a small ridge.

Llechwedd Du

Peak

Photo: Rob Piercy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llechwedd Du is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in north Wales. It forms a long peat bog plateau that start at the end of Esgeiriau Gwynion's south ridge, and ends with the higher summit of Moel y Cerrig Duon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanuwchllyn and Llangywer.

Llanuwchllyn

Village

Photo: Black Kite, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llanuwchllyn is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Llyn Tegid. It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales. Llanuwchllyn is situated 5 miles northwest of Foel y Groes.

Llangywer

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangywer is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid. In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh. Llangywer is situated 6 miles north of Foel y Groes.

Foel y Groes

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,909 feet
Also known as: “Foel Y Groes”
Category: landform
Location: Llanwddyn, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.79759° or 52° 47′ 51″ north

Longitude

-3.60798° or 3° 36′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,909 feet (582 metres)

Open location code

9C4RQ9XR+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3327839841

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12623610

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