Moel Ysgyfarnogod

Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Moel Ysgyfarnogod from Llyn Dywarchen
Highest point
Elevation	623 m (2,044 ft)
Prominence	180 m (590 ft)
Parent peak	Rhinog Fawr
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates	52°53′28.14″N 3°59′46.21″W
Naming
English translation	hill of hares
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [mɔi̯l ˈəsɡəvarˈnoɡɔd]
Geography
Moel Ysgyfarnogod Location in Gwynedd
Location	Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Rhinogydd
OS grid	SH658345
Topo map	OS Landranger 124

Listed summits of Moel Ysgyfarnogod

Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Foel Penolau		614 metres (2,014 ft)	sub Hewitt, Nuttall

Moel Ysgyfarnogod (Welsh for 'Bare hill of the hares') is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south.^[1]

It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.

To the north-west of the summit, on an area of moorland and rocky outcrops, lies Bryn Cader Faner, an ancient stone circle. It is one of the finest examples of a Bronze Age cairn in Britain, and has rocky standing stones along its circumference.^[2]

References

Bryn Cader Faner

1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
2. Bryn Cader Faner Ring Cairn : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Moel Ysgyfarnogod and surrounding area
• A Walk up Moel Ysgyfarnogod From Trawsfynydd with photos