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Located on the high, wild ridge between Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn, this rugged Hewitt offers a true sense of Welsh mountain isolation. Its broad, peat-scarred summit provides a dramatic vantage point over the dark waters of Creiglyn Dyfi and the sharp ridges of Cadair Idris to the west.

• •The name translates from Welsh as the 'Acre of the Black Sheep,' likely referring to its historical use as high-altitude summer grazing land.
• •It sits on the main spine of the Arans, one of the most substantial ridges in Wales outside of the northern Eryri heartlands.
• •The summit offers a spectacular view down into the glacial cirque of Creiglyn Dyfi, a remote lake that serves as the source of the River Dyfi.
• •The summit is marked by a modest pile of stones near a fence line; it is the kind of peak where you spend more time navigating waist-deep peat hags than admiring the cairn.