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Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon ridge is counted.[1] Situated south-west of Carnedd Llewelyn and north of Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of the Carneddau, and on the border between Gwynedd and Conwy. The average annual temperature of the mountain is around 3–4 °C.

Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd from the ridge towards Pen yr Ole Wen
Highest point
Elevation	1,044 m (3,425 ft)
Prominence	111 m (364 ft)
Parent peak	Carnedd Llewelyn
Listing	Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall, Furth
Naming
English translation	David's cairn
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈkarnɛð ˈdavɨð]
Geography
Location	Gwynedd / Conwy, United Kingdom
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH662630

Listed summits of Carnedd Dafydd
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Foel Meirch		800 m (2,625 ft)	Nuttall

Carnedd Dafydd rises to height of 1,044 m (according to OS maps detail) and is usually climbed by first ascending Pen yr Ole Wen and then following the ridge along to Carnedd Dafydd, though it is also possible to make a direct ascent from Tal y Llyn Ogwen, first following the stream, Afon Lloer, to the mountain lake of Ffynnon Lloer then climbing up the slope to the summit.

Like most of the summits in the southern Carneddau, it has a flat, boulder-strewn summit plateau. Immediately to the north lie the crags of Ysgolion Duon, well known to climbers.

The origin of its name, which translates as Dafydd's (or David's) cairn, like that of its neighbouring peak, Carnedd Llewelyn (Llywelyn's cairn), are named after Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last independent prince of Wales, and his younger brother, Dafydd ap Gruffudd. The nearby peak Carnedd Lladron, commonly known as Carnedd Uchaf, has now been renamed by O.S. Carnedd Gwenllian in memory of Llywelyn's daughter Lady Gwenllian. Dafydd was captured at Nanhysglain, near Bera Mawr, on 21 June 1283; taken to Shrewsbury, he was hanged, drawn and quartered.

References

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Carnedd Dafydd

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[fr] Carnedd Dafydd

Carnedd Dafydd est une montagne du Carneddau, au nord d'Eryri (Snowdonia), au pays de Galles. À 1 044 m la montagne est de 20 mètres inférieure au point culminant du Carneddau, Carnedd Llywelyn, relié à Carnedd Dafydd par une arête, et la troisième du pays de Galles après Yr Wyddfa et Carnedd Llywelyn. Elle est située sur l'arête principale du Carneddau, avec Carnedd Llywelyn au nord-est et Pen yr Ole Wen au sud. Au nord de l'arête située entre Carnedd Dafydd et Carnedd Llywelyn se trouve l'Ysgolion Duon, une falaise rocheuse qui attire les grimpeurs.

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