Mynydd Llwyn-gwern or Mynydd Llwyngwern is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It lies above the Afon Dulas to the west and the Nant Ffrydlan to the east. The summit is noted for a series of low pillow mounds.[2]

Mynydd Llwyn-gwern
The summit of Mynydd Llwyn-gwern with Mynydd Model beyond
Highest point
Elevation269.2 m (883 ft)[1]
Prominence30 m (98 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationGwynedd, UK
Parent rangeCadair Idris
OS gridSH 7650 0466

The Llwyngwern slate quarry on the west flank of the mountain operated from the 1820s until about 1950.[3] In 1972, the quarry became the site for an experiment in green living.[4] This has now developed into the Centre for Alternative Technology which occupies much of the quarry site. The centre built a wind turbine on the summit of Mynydd Llwyn-gwern.[2]

It is one of the Dyfi hills.

References

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  1. ^ "MYNYDD LLWYN-GWERN, POWYS - POWYS (SY20 9EX)". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mynydd Llwyn-gwern (301254)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ The Corris Railway Society (1988). A Return to Corris. Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0905466897.
  4. ^ Sugar News. Sugar News Press. 1979.

52°37′33″N 3°49′33″W / 52.62583°N 3.82583°W / 52.62583; -3.82583