Gwaun Lydan is the top of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located at the end of the south ridge. The summit comprises a small boggy plateau, the highest point being a peat hag marked by a few stones.

Gwaun Lydan
The peat bog plateau summit
Highest point
Elevation632 m (2,073 ft)
Prominence17 m (56 ft)
Parent peakAran Fawddwy
ListingNuttall
Naming
English translationwide bog
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
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LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH 88053 21193
Topo mapOS Landranger 124

The summit panorama includes the eastern face of Aran Fawddwy with Creiglyn Dyfi below. To the north is Esgeiriau Gwynion and Llechwedd Du. Heading east, Pen yr Allt Uchaf can be reached.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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52°46′36″N 3°39′41″W / 52.77667°N 3.66139°W / 52.77667; -3.66139