Drum (Wales)

Drum (Carnedd Penyborth-Goch)

Carnedd y Ddelw (Left) and Drum (Wales) (Right) from Foel-fras.
Highest point
Elevation 770 m (2,530 ft)
Prominence 45 m (148 ft)
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation ridge [1]  (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [ˈdrɨm]
Geography
Location Conwy / Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH708695
Listed summits of Drum (Wales)
Name Grid ref Height Status
Carnedd y Ddelw 688 m (2,257 ft) Nuttall
Pen y Castell 623 m (2,044 ft) sub Hewitt, Nuttall

Drum (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdrɨm]) (Welsh: Y Drum = the ridge) is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 770 m (2,526 ft) high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.

Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe which flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy.[2]

References

  1. Mark H. Nodine (2003-06-14). "Drum". Welsh-English Lexicon.
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

Coordinates: 53°12′25″N 3°56′09″W / 53.20682°N 3.93595°W / 53.20682; -3.93595


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