Gwaun Lydan is the top of
Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). ...
in the south of the
Snowdonia National Park in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
,
Wales. It is located at the end of the south ridge. The summit comprises a small
bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
gy plateau, the highest point being a
peat hag marked by a few stones.
The summit panorama includes the eastern face of Aran Fawddwy with Creiglyn Dyfi below. To the north is
Esgeiriau Gwynion
Esgeiriau Gwynion (Welsh for "white shanks") is a mountain in north Wales. It is the smallest of the three Marilyns that form the Aran range, the others being Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm.
The peak is situated to the east of Aran Fawddwy, s ...
and
Llechwedd Du. Heading east,
Pen yr Allt Uchaf can be reached.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .]
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aran Fawddwy and surrounding area
Nuttalls
Mountains and hills of Snowdonia
Mountains and hills of Gwynedd
Mawddwy
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