Wales
Cyrniau
488M
1601FT
About Cyrniau
Rising above the Tanat Valley on the eastern edge of the Berwyns, this quiet, heather-clad summit offers a solitary experience far from the national park crowds. Its modest height belies expansive views across the Montgomeryshire hills and towards the higher, rugged Berwyn peaks of Moel Sych and Cadair Berwyn to the west.
Key Statistics
Rank
383rd Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Snowdonia
Prominence
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105.9m
Nearest Town
Llangynog
Geology
The ground beneath you is the Llangynog Formation, which is made of mudstone. This fine-grained rock formed from layers of mud that hardened into solid stone.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SJ063251
Latitude
52.8153°N
Longitude
3.3917°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Cyrniau is the plural of the Welsh word 'cyrn', meaning horns or peaks, typically used to describe the prominent, pointed profiles these moorland ridges present when viewed from the valley floors.
- •The summit offers a specific, earned view of the Victorian dam at Lake Vyrnwy to the southwest, providing a unique perspective on the engineering scale of the reservoir and its surrounding estate forests.
- •This area of the Berwyns is traditionally managed for sheep farming and grouse, resulting in a landscape defined by deep heather, occasional peat hags, and an absence of waymarked trails compared to the nearby Snowdonia peaks.
- •It is the kind of hill where you are significantly more likely to have a meaningful conversation with a startled red grouse than encounter another human being.