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Carnedd Gwenllian (named Y Garnedd Uchaf before 2009) is a minor summit of the
Carneddau range in
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
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, Wales, and included in the
Welsh 3000s
Welsh 3000s are the 15 Furths#Furth mountains by country, Welsh Furths (or Welsh Munros). These are mountains in Wales that are over , and which are on the Scottish Mountaineering Club's (SMC) official list of Furths . Geographically they fall ...
. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far as
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
and the
Isle of Man
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, and to the South as far as the
Berwyn Ranges.
It lies between
Foel Fras and
Foel Grach
Foel Grach is a mountain in the Carneddau range. It is the eighth-highest summit in Snowdonia as well as Wales, and is included in the Welsh 3000s.
It is located on a broad ridge extending northwards from Carnedd Llewelyn to Carnedd Gwenlli ...
, but is not always included in the Welsh 3000s, as its summit rises only slightly above the ridge. However, it is classed as a
Hewitt. Its slopes, like all those in the northern Carneddau, are largely grassy, although they are steep. The slopes can receive significant accumulations of snow-drifts during blizzards in winter. In the past, snow beds have survived on the mountain as far as June. The annual average temperature on Y Garnedd Uchaf is relatively cold, ranging between 4-5 degrees Celsius.
For some years there was a campaign by the Princess Gwenllian Society to have the name of this peak changed from Y Garnedd Uchaf to Carnedd Gwenllian.
Gwenllian of Wales
Gwenllian of Wales or Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (June 1282 – 7 June 1337) was the second daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales (). Gwenllian is sometimes confused with Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd, who lived two cent ...
(1282–1337) was the only daughter of
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. After her father's death, she was held in a
nunnery
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at
Sempringham in
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
until she died. In September 2009, the summit was renamed Carnedd Gwenllian, and the
Ordnance Survey
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agreed to use the dual name Carnedd Uchaf/Carnedd Gwenllian on its maps from 2010 onwards.
Gwenllian Society news
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of and from Y Garnedd Uchaf
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Hewitts of Wales
Mountains and hills of Snowdonia
Nuttalls
Furths
Abergwyngregyn
Llanllechid
Mountains and hills of Conwy County Borough
Caerhun
Mountains and hills of Gwynedd