Wales
Moel y Llyn
521M
1709FT
About Moel y Llyn
At 521 meters, Moel y Llyn is the kind of Mid-Wales summit locals cherish while tourists overlook it for Pumlumon. It offers sweeping views of the Dyfi Estuary, assuming the Welsh weather hasn't decided to replace the horizon with a wet, grey blanket.
Key Statistics
Rank
101st Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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105m
Nearest Town
Coronwen
Geology
You are walking over layers of sandstone and mudstone. These rocks formed from shifting sediments and fine mud that settled on an ancient deep-sea floor.
Nearby Fells
Banc Bwlchygarreg West Top [Moel y Llyn East Top]
Esgair Foel-ddu
Esgair Foel-ddu
Bryn Mawr
Banc Bwlchygarreg
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SN712916
Latitude
52.5070°N
Longitude
3.8991°W
Did You Know?
- •The summit is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its fragile blanket bog and dry heath, which provide essential nesting grounds for rare upland birds.
- •The hill features a Bronze Age burial mound at its peak, suggesting that the local preference for 'scenery with a breeze' dates back at least three thousand years.
- •Its name translates literally to 'Bald Hill of the Lake,' a reference to the nearby Llyn Conach and the hill's rather sparse, windswept vegetation.
- •The underlying Silurian mudstone creates a terrain that is remarkably efficient at turning a pleasant stroll into a masterclass in mud-avoidance acrobatics.
- •The local sheep have developed a specialized talent for standing exactly where you think the path should be, only to lead you into a knee-deep bog with an expression of pure, unadulterated contempt.