Moel yr Ewig

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Moel yr Ewig
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Moel yr Ewig
Highest point
Elevation 695 m (2,280 ft)
Prominence 24 m (79 ft)
Parent peak Cadair Berwyn   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates 52°52′32″N3°22′2″W / 52.87556°N 3.36722°W / 52.87556; -3.36722
Naming
Language of name Welsh
Geography
Location Denbighshire / Powys, Wales
Parent range Berwyn range
OS grid SJ 08077 31775
Topo map OS Landranger 125

Moel yr Ewig is a top of Cadair Berwyn in north east Wales. It lies on a ridge heading south from Cadair Berwyn's summit. The summits of Godor and Godor North Top are to be found further down the ridge.

The summit is a grassy knoll marked by a few stones. [1]

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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.