Panorama from top of Carnedd Dafydd
Date
30 May 2020
Location
Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau
SH 66288 63048; 53.14773°N, 4.00076°W
Carnedd Dafydd
Tag Archives: Carnedd Dafydd
Lockdown summit yoga
Shirshasana (headstand)
Date
30 May 2020
Location
Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau
SH 66288 63048; 53.14773°N, 4.00076°W
Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd
Date
19 April 2020
Location
Gerlan, Bethesda
SH 63383 66555; 53.17849°N, 4.04567°W
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Further Reading
Tan-y-garth
Social-distancing sheep, looking towards Carnedd Dafydd, Tan-y-garth
Date
26 March 2020
Location
Tan-y-garth, Bethesda
SH 63635 66621; 53.17915°N, 4.04193°W
Carneddau
Looking towards Carnedd Dafydd
Date
7 May 2017
Location
Gwaun-y-gwiail, Bethesda
SH 63963 65936; 53.17308°N, 4.03673°W
Information
Yr Elen;
Carnedd Dafydd;
More posts in the Carneddau series…
Carneddau
At the summit of Carnedd Dafydd
| Date | 8 September 2012 | ||
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Carnedd Dafydd Carnedd Llewelyn Yr Elen |
SH 66293 63045; 53.14770°N, 4.00069°W SH 68373 64357; 53.16001°N, 3.97014°W SH 67308 65147; 53.16684°N, 3.98638°W |
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Other posts on the Carneddau range
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Panorama of the Glyderau from Carnedd Dafydd
Panoramic view from close to the summit of Carnedd Daffydd
| Date | 2 May 2011 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau | SH 66142 62941; 53.14672°N, 4.00290°W | |
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With an elevation of 1044 m, Carnedd Dafydd is the fourth highest peak in Wales (when Garnedd Ugain in the Snowdon massif is included). The name of the mountain means David’s Cairn, probably in honour of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, younger brother of the last independent prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Dafydd was captured in 1283 and taken to Shrewsbury where he was hanged, drawn and quartered.
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Carnedd Dafydd – Douglas Boston Mk III, Z2186, 418 Squadron, 17 Oct 1942 (2)
Boston Z2186, Carnedd Dafydd, 1981. © Hywel Evans, shown with permission.
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A previous post featured a rather sorry remnant of the wreckage of the Douglas Boston (Z2186) that crashed on Carnedd Dafydd on 17 October 1942. Hywel Evans has very kindly provided photographs taken at the crash site in 1981, showing both wings and engines of the aircraft. This was before the site was cleared by a ‘preservation’ group. Apparently, the Boston Havoc Preservation Trust removed all the major items of wreckage from the site, only to immediately sell off one of the wings for scrap and later break up both engines. The remaining parts were sold to private collectors in 2006. |
Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd (right) from Lon Las Ogwen. The summits of Yr Elen and Carnedd Llewelyn as just visible over top of the ridge
| Date | 18 December 2010 | ||
| Location | Lon Las Ogwen | SH 62797 64378; 53.15878°N, 4.05350°W | |
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Carnedd Dafydd (2)
Carnedd Dafydd and Ysgolion Duon
| Date | 28 November 2010 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau | SH 66352 63044; 53.14770°N, 3.99980°W | |
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Carnedd Dafydd – summit elevation 1044 m.
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Carnedd Dafydd (1)
'The Ice Anvil' - Cumulonimbus
| Date | 28 November 2010 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau | SH 66352 63044; 53.14770°N, 3.99980°W | |
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Carnedd Dafydd – summit elevation 1044 m.
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Pen Yr Ole Wen
Pen Yr Ole Wen summit
| Date | 17 April 2010 | ||
| Location | Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carneddau | SH 65596 61943 | 53.13762°N, 4.01064°W |
Carnedd Dafydd – Douglas Boston Mk III, Z2186, 418 Squadron, 17 Oct 1942
Carnedd Dafydd - Boston, Z2186 (Pen Yr Ole Wen in background)
| Site visited | 17 April 2010 | Location |
Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau, Wales SH 66658 62927 53.14673°N, 3.99518°W 53°08.804’N, 3°59.711’W |
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| Manufacturer | Douglas | Registration | Z2186 |
| Model | Boston Mk III | Unit | 418 Squadron |
| Crash date | 17 October 1942 | ||
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Carneddau
Carnedd Dafydd
| Date | 10 April 2010 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd | SH 65676 64325 | 53.15904°N, 4.01044°W |
Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest
Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest
| Date | 6 March 2010 | ||
| Location | Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest | SH 59935 66184 | 53.17427°N, 4.09706°W |
