Carneddau - Gwynedd, North Wales, UK - National Trust U.K. on Waymarking.com

Wikipedia describes the Carneddau range:
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'The Carneddau (lit. "the cairns"; Carneddau is a Welsh plural form, and is sometimes anglicised to Carnedds), are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. It includes the largest contiguous areas of high ground (over 2,500 or 3,000 feet (910 m) high) in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks. The range also encloses a number of lakes such as Llyn Cowlyd and Llyn Eigiau, and the Aber Falls waterfalls. It is delimited by the Irish Sea to the north, the Conwy valley to the east, and by the A5 road from Betws-y-Coed to Bethesda to the south and west.

It was in a bog in the northern foothills of Bera Mawr - at a place called Nanhysglain - where Prince Dafydd ap Gruffudd and his family were captured in June 1283. In October Dafydd was executed in Shrewsbury. This ended the 700 year rule of Gwynedd by the family descended from Cunedda Wledig.

The peaks in the central Carnedd ridge are:

* Pen yr Ole Wen (978 m)
* Carnedd Dafydd (1044 m)
* Carnedd Llewelyn (1064 m)
* Yr Elen (962 m)
* Foel Grach (976 m)
* Garnedd Uchaf (926 m)
* Foel-fras (942 m)

In September 2009 the peak referred to as Garnedd Uchaf was renamed Carnedd Gwenllian following a campaign by the Gwenllian Society to honour Princess Gwenllian, the daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. Garnedd Uchaf is within the ancient Bounds of Aber Garth Celyn and its long standing name is Garnedd Lladron.'

The address of property, including Postcode.: Carneddau Gwynedd North Wales LL24 The charges to visitors and opening hours.: Free open countryside Web page: [Web Link] References: http://www.snowdoniaguide.com/the_glyderau.html National Trust member: yes Parking place (optional): Not Listed

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