Drum (Wales)

Drum (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdrɨm]) (Welsh: Y Drum = the ridge) is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m (2,526 ft) high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.

Drum (Carnedd Penyborth-Goch)
Carnedd y Ddelw (Left) and Drum (Wales) (Right) from Foel-fras.
Highest point
Elevation771 m (2,530 ft)
Prominence48 m (157 ft)
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationridge [1] 
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈdrɨm]
Geography
LocationConwy / Gwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH708695
Listed summits of Drum (Wales)
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Carnedd y Ddelw686 m (2,257 ft)Nuttall
Pen y Castell623 m (2,044 ft)sub Hewitt, Nuttall

Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe which flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy.[2]

See also

  • Blue Joker, an experimental airborne early-warning radar, tested from a site high on the mountain in 1956

References

  1. Mark H. Nodine (14 June 2003). "Drum". Welsh-English Lexicon. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

53.20682°N 3.93595°W / 53.20682; -3.93595


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