Moel Ysgyfarnogod Explained

Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Elevation M:623
Map:Wales Gwynedd
Label Position:right
Coordinates:52.8912°N -3.9962°W
Prominence M:180
Parent Peak:Rhinog Fawr
Listing:Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:hill of hares
Language:Welsh
Pronunciation:in Welsh mɔi̯l ˈəsɡəvarˈnoɡɔd/
Location:Gwynedd, Wales
Range:Rhinogydd
Grid Ref Uk:SH658345
Topo:OS Landranger 124

cy|'''Moel Ysgyfarnogod'''|Bare hill of the hares is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south.[1]

It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.

To the north-west of the summit, on an area of moorland and rocky outcrops, lies Bryn Cader Faner, an ancient stone circle. It is one of the finest examples of a Bronze Age cairn in Britain, and has rocky standing stones along its circumference.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .
  2. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=526 Bryn Cader Faner Ring Cairn : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: