Llyn Goddionduon

Llyn Goddionduon

The lake from the summit of Creigiau Gleision

Llyn Goddionduon is a remote lake in the Gwydir Forest of Caernarfonshire. The forest is between the River Conwy, marking the county's eastern boundary, and the high, bare mountain slopes of Snowdonia to the west.

The lake lies at a height of 794 feet above sea level and covers an area of 10 acres It is totally surrounded by coniferous forest, although a track leads up to it, enabling a water supply in the event of fire, and anglers also use this path.

This is an unusual lake in that it is totally natural, while nearly all of the other lakes in the forest have been partially or totally constructed as water sources for the mines which were scattered throughout the Forest.

Some sources state that the correct name of the lake should be Llyn y Goeden ('Lake of the Tree'), but that an error on the maps resulted in the name 'Goddinduon' (duon means "black" in Welsh, but Goddion is not a known word).

The lake is stocked with brown trout by the Betws-y-Coed Anglers Club.

In 1890 an advert for Cobden's Hotel in Capel Curig (over a mile away) stated that this lake could be used by residents for fishing, and the Army Training Camp at Capel Curig still use the lake as a water supply.

Location

• Location: 53°6’36"N, 3°51’49"W

References

• Roberts, Geraint: 'The Lakes of Eryri' (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1985)