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'''Gorllwyn''' is a subsidiary summit of [[Drygarn Fawr]], 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. | '''Gorllwyn''' is a subsidiary summit of [[Drygarn Fawr]], on a remote moorland plateau of the [[Cambrian Mountains]] in [[Brecknockshire]]. 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 | 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.<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). ''The Mountains of England & Wales'' - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Westmorland: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.</ref> | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 16 September 2018
| Gorllwyn | |||
| Brecknockshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Drygarn Fawr from the Gorllwyn plateau | |||
| Range: | Cambrian Mountains | ||
| Summit: | 2,011 feet SN862584 52°12’43"N, 3°40’1"W | ||
Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains in Brecknockshire. 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]
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References
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Westmorland: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.