Fan y Big | |
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Fan y Big with Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion (behind) from Cribyn |
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Elevation | 719 m (2,359 ft) |
Parent peak | Waun Rydd |
Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall |
Translation | peak/beacon of the bill/beak (Welsh) |
Location | |
Location | Powys, Wales |
Range | Brecon Beacons |
Topo map | OS Landranger 160 |
OS grid | SO012215 |
Fan y Big (or Fan y Bîg on Ordnance Survey maps) is a subsidiary summit of Waun Rydd in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. At 719m, Fan y Big lies at the western tip of the Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion plateau. Its name translates as 'peak of the bill' - perhaps in allusion to its striking pointed shape, as seen from some directions. The summit is bare and marked with a cairn, which stands on the edge of its precipitous western face. The view of this face from Cribyn is regarded as utterly striking.[1]
It is often passed by walkers aiming for Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du and also forms part of the Fan dance