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.
Esgeiriau Gwynion | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
Prominence | 166 m (545 ft) |
Parent peak | Aran Fawddwy |
Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall |
Naming | |
English translation | White Ridges |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
Parent range | Aran Fawddwy |
Topo map | OS Landranger 125 |
Name | Grid ref | Height | Status |
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Foel Rhudd | 659 metres (2,162 ft) | Nuttall | |
Foel y Geifr | 626 metres (2,054 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
Moel y Cerrig Duon | 625 metres (2,051 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
Llechwedd Du | 614 metres (2,014 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
Foel Goch (Hirnant) | 613 metres (2,011 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
Cefn Coch | 606 m (1,988 ft) | sub Hewitt |
The peak is situated to the east of Aran Fawddwy, separated by Bwlch Sirddyn, and stretches right the way round Cwn Cynllwyd towards the Berwyn range at Foel y Geifr. The tops are all boggy in character, all rising from a wild, peat bog plateau. A road penetrates the plateau at Bwlch y Groes.[1]
References
edit- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
52°47′56″N 3°38′55″W / 52.798943°N 3.648549°W