Listing Hewitt, Nuttall OS grid SN862584 Elevation 613 m Mountain range Cambrian Mountains Parent peak Drygarn Fawr | Location Powys, Wales Topo map OS Landranger 147 Prominence 88 m Translation Welsh language Parent range Cambrian Mountains | |
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Similar Drygarn Fawr, Pen y Garn, Rhos Fawr, Bache Hill, Black Mixen | ||
Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.
Map of Gorllwyn, Rhayader, UK
To the west is Drygarn Fawr, its large carins making it a very distinctive feature in an otherwise featureless plateau. Drygarn Fawr is separated from Gorllwyn by the pass of Bwlch y Ddau Faen. To the east the plateau continues towards Y Gamriw.
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Gorllwyn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA