Gyrn Ddu

Gyrn Ddu
Gyrn Ddu (left) and Yr Eifl seen from the summit of Gyrn Goch
Highest point
Elevation522 m (1,713 ft)
Prominence386 m (1,266 ft)
Parent peakGyrn Ddu Edit this on Wikidata
ListingMarilyns in the British Isles
Coordinates52°59′40″N 4°23′01″W / 52.9945°N 4.3837°W / 52.9945; -4.3837
Naming
English translationblack horns
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Gyrn Ddu is located in Gwynedd
Gyrn Ddu
Gyrn Ddu
OS gridSH 401467
Topo mapOS Landranger 123 / Explorer 254

Gyrn Ddu is a hill near the northeastern corner of the Llŷn Peninsula in the community of Llanaelhaearn in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It forms the western half of a wider upland area, another significant top of which is the 510 m summit of Bwlch Mawr to the east.

The distinct northern top of Gyrn Ddu is Gyrn Goch, which attains a height of 492 m. The summit of an eastern top which reaches 491 m is crowned by a prehistoric cairn. To the southwest of Gyrn Ddu is the lower top of Moel Pen-llechog, which reaches a height of 316 m, whilst to the south is the 416 m flat top of Moel Bronmiod.