I have just been looking through some paperwork and came across a list of Welsh Mountain and Hill terms. Just thought this may be of interest when you are using your Ordnance Survey up there, or down there as they case may be.

I had just better mention there will probably be spelling mistakes and worse which I apologise for now. If you email me corrections I will try to put them right. It would be good to add more too.

Aber - river mouth        Afon - river

Blaenau - uplan    Bryn - hill    Bwlch - pass / col / saddle / gap

Carnedd - cairn or pile of stones     Carreg - stone     Cefn - ridge     Clogwyn - cliff / precipice

Coed - wood      Craig - crag    Cwm - valley   

Drum - ridge     Dyffryn - valley   

Ffin - boundary   Ffordd - road   Ffynnon - spring  

Gallt - wooded slope       Garth - hill         Glan - riverbank       Glas - green / blue / grey / silver

Glyder - heap or pile       Glyn - valley         Gribin - jagged ridge     Gwaun - bog

Gwlad - country          Gwrach - witch      Gwynl - wind      

Heol - road    Isaf - lower    Llyn - lake   

Maen - stone   Morfa - marsh  

Nant - valley    Ogof  - cave   Pant - valley   Pont - bridge   Pwll - pool

Rhaeadr - waterfall    Rhiw - hill     Rhos - moor   Rhyd - ford  

Sarn - causeway      Twll - hole    Uchaf - upper 

If my PC had not crashed earlier in the year I would have some great mountain pics for here. The lesson is always backup your pics. But hey.....why worry!

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