Gorllwyn
Mountain (613m) in Powys, Wales
Gorllwyn | |
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![]() Drygarn Fawr from the Gorllwyn plateau | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
Prominence | 88 m (289 ft) |
Parent peak | Drygarn Fawr |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Naming | |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Powys, Wales |
Parent range | Cambrian Mountains |
OS grid | SN862584 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 147 |
Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.
To the west is Drygarn Fawr, its large cairns making it a very distinctive feature in an otherwise featureless plateau. Drygarn Fawr is separated from Gorllwyn by the pass of Bwlch y Ddau Faen. To the east the plateau continues towards Y Gamriw.[1] Radnor Forest lies further to the east.
References
- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
External links
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Drygarn Fawr and surrounding area
52°12′43″N 3°40′01″W / 52.21203°N 3.66698°W / 52.21203; -3.66698