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Y Gyrn

Coordinates: 51°53′00″N 3°26′13″W / 51.88328°N 3.43684°W / 51.88328; -3.43684
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Y Gyrn
Y Gyrn (bottom centre), Fan Fawr, Fan Gyhirych and Fan Brycheiniog from Corn Du
Highest point
Elevation619 m (2,031 ft)
Prominence24 m (79 ft)
Parent peakPen y Fan
Listingsub Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Map
LocationPowys, Wales
Parent rangeBrecon Beacons
OS gridSO012215
Topo mapOS Landranger 160

Y Gyrn is a top of Pen y Fan in South Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Tommy Jones' Obelisk is found in between the summit and Corn Du.

The summit is a boggy mound overlooking the A470 and the Storey Arms. It is marked by a pile of stones.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

51°53′00″N 3°26′13″W / 51.88328°N 3.43684°W / 51.88328; -3.43684