Drum (Wales) Explained

Drum (Carnedd Penyborth-Goch)
Elevation M:771
Prominence M:48
Range:Snowdonia
Listing:Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:ridge [1]  
Language:Welsh
Pronunciation:in Welsh ˈdrɨm/
Location:Conwy / Gwynedd, Wales
Map:Wales Gwynedd
Label Position:left
Coordinates:53.2068°N -3.936°W
Grid Ref Uk:SH708695
Fetchwikidata:ALL

Drum (in Welsh pronounced as /ˈdrɨm/) (Welsh: Y Drum = the ridge) is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in northern Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m (2,526 ft) high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.

Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe which flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drum . Welsh-English Lexicon . Mark H. Nodine . 2003-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025095420/http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/LexiconForms.html . 2007-10-25 .
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .