Plynlimon

Pen Pumlumon Fawr
The northern slopes of Pumlumon Fawr
Highest point
Elevation752 m (2,467 ft)
Prominence526 m (1,726 ft)
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Council top, Nuttall
Coordinates52°28′03″N 3°46′58″W / 52.4675°N 3.7828°W / 52.4675; -3.7828
Naming
English translationfive tops, five beacons
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈpɛn pɪmˈlɪmɔn ˈvau̯r]
Geography
LocationCeredigion, Wales
Parent rangeCambrian Mountains
OS gridSN789869
Topo mapOS Landranger 135
Listed summits of Plynlimon
Name Grid ref Height Status
Pen Pumlumon Arwystli SN815877 741 m Hewitt, Nuttall
Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan SN799871 727 m Hewitt, Nuttall
Y Garn SN775851 684 m Hewitt, Nuttall
Pumlumon Fach SN787874 664 m Nuttall
Pumlumon Cwmbiga SN830899 620 m Deleted Nuttall
Carnfachbugeilyn SN826903 622 m Unclassified
Bryn yr Ŵyn SN840927 502 m Dewey

Plynlimon, or Pumlumon in Welsh (also historically anglicised as Plinlimon and Plinlimmon), is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales (taking a restricted definition of the Cambrian Mountains, excluding Snowdonia, the Berwyns and the Brecon Beacons), and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the surrounding countryside and is the highest point (county top) of Ceredigion (both the modern council area, and the historic county, also known as Cardiganshire).

The highest point of the massif itself is Pen Pumlumon Fawr, which is 752 metres (2,467 ft) above ordnance datum. Its other important peaks are Pen Pumlumon Arwystli, Y Garn, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan and Pumlumon Fach. Bryn yr Ŵyn, or 'hill of the lambs', is a former Dewey in the foothills.

The longest river in Britain, the River Severn, has its source on the mountain, as do the rivers Wye and Rheidol.

Folklore says there is a sleeping giant in Plynlimon.


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