Moelfre (hill)

Moelfre
Elevation 589 m (1,932 ft)[1]
Prominence 162 m
Parent peak Y Llethr
Listing Marilyn, Dewey
Location
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Range Rhinogydd, Snowdonia
OS grid SH 62623 24592
Coordinates 52°48′05″N 4°02′21″W / 52.801319°N 4.039236°WCoordinates: 52°48′05″N 4°02′21″W / 52.801319°N 4.039236°W[1]
Topo map OS Landranger 124

Moelfre is a hill in Wales on the far western edge of the Snowdonia National Park, 3 miles from the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy, 5 miles from the village of Llanbedr and about 10 miles from the town of Harlech. It forms part of the Rhinogydd range. Moelfre reaches a height of 589 metres.

Moelfre is a prominent peak that separates Cwm Nantcol from Ysgethin Valley.[2] Moelfre is also known for a legend of three women who worked on the Sabbath and were turned into standing stones.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Database of British and Irish Hills". Nov 2011. version 12.
  2. Gillham, John (2010). "Mountains of Snowdonia". Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 297.
  3. Sikes, Wirt (1881). British goblins: Welsh folk lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions. J. R. Osgood and company. p. 376.