Llyn y Cŵn
Llyn y Cŵn is a lake in Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn y Cŵn is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Devil’s Kitchen, as well as near the peak Glyder Fawr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Llyn y Cwn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glyder Fawr and Y Garn.
Glyder Fawr
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit.
Y Garn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, part of the Glyderau. It is one of the Welsh 3000s — the 15 summits in Wales over 3,000 feet in height.
Llyn Bochlwyd
Lake
Photo: Paul Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Bochlwyd is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.
Cwm Idwal
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwm Idwal is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales. Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 2 miles west of Llyn y Cŵn.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. Dinorwig is situated 3½ miles northwest of Llyn y Cŵn.
Llyn y Cŵn
- Category: lake
- Location: Llandygai, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1059° or 53° 6′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.03772° or 4° 2′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4X46+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 26482893OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q13129773
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Llyn y Cŵn” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Llyn y Cŵn”
- Welsh: “Llyn y Cŵn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Devil’s Kitchen and Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve.
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