Tal y Fan

Tal y Fan
A prehistoric stone circle on the slopes of Tal y Fan
Highest point
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Prominence	186 m (610 ft)
Parent peak	Carnedd Llewelyn
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Geography
Location	Conwy, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH729726
Topo map	OS Explorer OL17

Listed summits of Tal y Fan
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Foel Lwyd		600 metres (1,969 ft)	sub Hewitt

Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau, the others being Carnedd Llywelyn, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision.

It is 610 m high, and lies mid-way between the Conwy valley to the east and Penmaenmawr on the coast to the north-west. It is the most northerly 2000 ft summit in Wales.

On 6 May 2013 BBC News reported that a precise GPS measurement of Tal y Fan's height had been verified by the Ordnance Survey as 609.98 metres or 2,001 feet, confirming its status as a mountain. Bwlch y Ddeufaen separates Tal y Fan from the main Carneddau ridge, the closest summit on which is Carnedd y Ddelw. Pen y Castell is directly opposite to the south. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Marsh, Terry. The Summits of Snowdonia (London: Robert Hale, 1984)
2. Marsh, Terry. The Mountains of Wales (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985)
3. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Tal y Fan and surrounding area
• A walk up Tal y Fan from Llanfairfechan

Coordinates: 53°14′07″N 3°54′21″W / 53.23517°N 3.90576°W