Location Ceredigion, Wales Elevation 610 m Mountain range Cambrian Mountains Parent peak Plynlimon | OS grid SN862584 Prominence 193 m Translation Welsh language Parent range Cambrian Mountains | |
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Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall Topo map OS Landranger 147 or 135 Similar Drygarn Fawr, Gorllwyn, Rhos Fawr, Pegwn Mawr, Bache Hill | ||
Pen y Garn is a mountains in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales standing at 611 metres above sea level.
Map of Pen y Garn, Aberystwyth, UK
Pen y Garn tops a 500–600 m high plateau situated on which is the controversial Cefn Coch wind farm. The summit contains a very large shelter cairn hollowed out from the remains of an ancient burial cairn. The summit also has a trig point. The wind turbines are very near the summit. To the north the whole Plynlimon range can be seen, including the summits of Y Garn, Pen Pumlumon Fawr, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan and Pen Pumlumon Arwystli. To the west is Aberystwyth and Drygarn Fawr to the south .
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