Gwaun Lydan
Gwaun Lydan is the top of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located at the end of the south ridge. The summit comprises a small boggy plateau, the highest point being a peat hag marked by a few stones.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Foel Hafod-fynydd and Llechwedd Du.
Foel Hafod-fynydd
Peak
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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.
Llechwedd Du
Peak
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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.
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, which is situated 4½ miles south of Gwaun Lydan.
Llanuwchllyn
Village
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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 6 miles north of Gwaun Lydan.
Gwaun Lydan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,073 feet
- Description: hill (632m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Mawddwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.77677° or 52° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.66104° or 3° 39′ 40″ westElevation
2,073 feet (632 metres)Open location code
9C4RQ8GQ+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3486933527OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gwaun Lydan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gwaun Lydan”
- Welsh: “Gwaun Lydan”
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