Llechwedd Du

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Llechwedd Du
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The Llechwedd Du plateau with Moel y Cerrig Duon ahead
Highest point
Elevation 614 m (2,014 ft)
Prominence 35 m (115 ft)
Parent peak Aran Fawddwy
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationWhite Ridges
Language of name Welsh
Geography
Llechwedd Du
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Aran Fawddwy
OS grid SH 89396 22398
Topo map OS Landranger 125

Llechwedd Du is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in north Wales. It forms a long peat bog plateau that start at the end of Esgeiriau Gwynion's south ridge, and ends with the higher summit of Moel y Cerrig Duon.

The summit is located on one of the large peat hags at the western edge of the plateau, and is marked by a few stones. To the east is Moel y Cerrig Duon, Foel y Geifr and the Berwyn range, to the south is Gwaun Lydan and to the west is Aran Fawddwy and Foel Hafod-fynydd. The plateau is crossed by a road at Bwlch y Groes, the pass between Llechwedd Du and Moel y Cerrig Duon. [1]

References

  1. 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′16″N3°38′29″W / 52.78778°N 3.64139°W / 52.78778; -3.64139