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Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.

Gorllwyn
Drygarn Fawr from the Gorllwyn plateau
Highest point
Elevation	613 m (2,011 ft)
Prominence	88 m (289 ft)
Parent peak	Drygarn Fawr
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of name	Welsh
Geography
Location	Powys, Wales
Parent range	Cambrian Mountains
OS grid	SN862584
Topo map	OS Landranger 147

To the west is Drygarn Fawr, its large cairns making it a very distinctive feature in an otherwise featureless plateau. Drygarn Fawr is separated from Gorllwyn by the pass of Bwlch y Ddau Faen. To the east the plateau continues towards Y Gamriw.[1] Radnor Forest lies further to the east.

References

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Drygarn Fawr and surrounding area

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