Llan Ddu Fawr or Waun Claerddu is a hill located in
Ceredigion
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cer ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, at above sea level. It is located about 10 miles south of
Pumlumon. The surrounding land can be very boggy. There is a
trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The nomenclature varies regionally: they a ...
at the summit, but this is not the highest point. There is also a
cairn of about 15 meters in diameter.
The peak is located within the region known as the
Desert of Wales.
References
External links
www.hill-bagging.co.uk : Llan Ddu Fawr
Mountains and hills of Ceredigion
Marilyns of Wales
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