Llyn Goddionduon is a remote
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the
Gwydir Forest
Gwydir Forest, also spelled Gwydyr, is located in Conwy county borough and the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. It takes its name from the ancient Gwydir Estate, established by the Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet, John Wynn family of Gwydir Castle ...
in
north Wales
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.
It lies at a height of and covers an area of . It is totally surrounded by coniferous forest, although a track leads up to it, enabling a water supply in the event of fire, and anglers also use this path.
It is unusual in that it is totally natural, whereas nearly all of the other lakes in the forest have been partially or totally constructed as water sources for the mines which were scattered throughout the Forest.
Some sources state that the correct name of the lake should be ''Llyn y Goeden'' (Lake of the Tree), but that an error on the maps resulted in the name Goddinduon (''duon'' means "black" in
Welsh
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* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
, but ''Goddion'' is not a known word).
The lake is stocked with brown trout by the
Betws-y-coed
Betws-y-coed (; '' en, prayer house in the wood'') is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, right on the boundary with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest. ...
Anglers Club.
In 1890 an advert for
Cobden's Hotel
Cobden's Hotel is a 19th-century hotel in Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales. It became famous after it was bought by the celebrated cricketer Frank Cobden and is reputedly haunted.
Location
The hotel is on the A5, a major road through North Wales, to th ...
in
Capel Curig
Capel Curig (; meaning " Curig's Chapel") is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 ...
(over a mile away) stated that this lake could be used by residents for fishing, and the Army Training Camp at Capel Curig still use the lake as a water supply.
References
*''The Lakes of Eryri'', by Geraint Roberts, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1985
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