Pitt’s Head

Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in , Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger.
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Photo: D22, Public domain.
  • Type: Stone
  • Description: rock in Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Carreg Collwyn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Llyn y Gadair and Rhyd Ddu railway station.

Lake
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake.

Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rhyd Ddu is a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, which was built in 1881 as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Moel Tryfan Undertaking to carry dressed slate to on the LNWR. is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Pitt’s Head.

Reservoir
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
is a small village in , which is a starting point for walks up , , and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of , at its junction with the B4418 to and . is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and .

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
is a picturesque village in , renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.

Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of in , Wales. The current spelling of the name is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Pitt’s Head.

Pitt’s Head

Latitude
53.04194° or 53° 2′ 31″ north
Longitude
-4.12597° or 4° 7′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C5Q2VRF+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1274833203
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Wiki­data ID
Q20592345
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In Other Languages

“Pitt’s Head” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Cerrig Collwyn”

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