Tryfan
| Tryfan | ||
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 Tryfan from the north |
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| height | 917 m ASL | |
| location | Gwynedd , Wales , United Kingdom | |
| Mountains | Glyderau | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 7 '3 " N , 3 ° 59' 48" W | |
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The Tryfan is a prominent mountain on Ogwen Valley of Snowdonia in Wales . It is located south of the A5 , is part of the Glyderau Group and one of the most famous peaks in Great Britain . The name "Tryfan" is derived from the Welsh "Tri-Faen". "Tri" means three and "faen" rocks, which refers to the three rock humps that can be seen as the peaks. At 917 m ASL , it is the 15th highest mountain in Wales.
Tryfan is supposedly the final resting place of Sir Bedivere (also Bedwyr fab Bedrawg) of the Arthurian novels .
On the summit is the picturesque pair of stones "Adam and Eve" ( Siôn a Siân in Welsh ). The two monoliths are about three meters high and 1.2 meters apart. The rocks are visible from the Ogwen Valley. According to a legend, those who overcome the “step” between the two rocks should receive “freedom from Tryfan”.
literature
- Paul Williams: Rock climbing in Snowdonia . Constable, 1990, ISBN 0-09-468410-3 .
- Steve Ashton: Scrambles in Snowdonia . Cicerone, 1992, ISBN 1-85284-088-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Stefan Goodwin: Leap before you look. In: The Independent. accessed on February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Walking in Britain. (= Lonely Planet ). London 2007, ISBN 978-1-74104-202-3 .