Y Garn (Plynlimon) Explained

Y Garn
Elevation M:684
Prominence M:56
Parent Peak:Pen Pumlumon Fawr
Listing:Hewitt, Nuttall
Language:Welsh
Location:Ceredigion, Wales
Range:Cambrian Mountains
Coordinates:52.4505°N -3.8031°W
Grid Ref Uk:SN789869
Topo:OS Landranger 135

Y Garn is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the fourth highest peak on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

The summit is marked by a large shelter cairn, hollowed out from an ancient burial cairn. The views include Rhos Fawr, Drygarn Fawr, Pen y Garn to the south and Aran Fawddwy, Glasgwm, Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail to the north. The Nant-y-moch Reservoir can also be seen to the north, with the smaller summits of Drosgol at 550m (1,800feet) and Banc Llechwedd-mawr at 560m (1,840feet).[1] bothMarilyns.

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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. .