Pen yr Helgi Du (Head or Hill of the Black Hound) is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales.

Pen yr Helgi Du
Pen yr Helgi Du from the Craig yr Ysfa ridge
Highest point
Elevation	833 m (2,733 ft)
Prominence	85 m (279 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translation	Peak of the black hunting-dog
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈpɛn ɐr ˈhɛlɡi ˈdɨ]
Geography
Location	Conwy, United Kingdom
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH698630
Topo map	OS Landranger 115

It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.

From here the walker can drop down into Cwm Eigiau to the east or to the Ffynnon Llugwy reservoir to the south. Continuing over Pen yr Helgi Du to the east you will reach the even more beautifully named Pen Llithrig y Wrach (the slippery peak of the witch).[1]

References

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pen yr Helgi Du and surrounding area

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