Saturday 1 July 2000

Pen yr Helgi Du

Pen yr Helgi Du over the arĂȘte of Bwlch Eryl Farchog
Height: 833m (2,733ft)
Prominence: 85m (279ft)
Region: Snowdonia - Carneddau
Classifications: Hewitt, Nuttall
Summit feature: Grass
Times climbed: 2
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The Carneddau - 13/03/2016
Despite apperances, Pen yr Helgi Du has a featureless summit
Pen yr Helgi Du (Pen ur Helgi Dee - Hill of the Black Hound) is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau.

It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.

Its name translates as "Head" or "Hill of the Black Hound".

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