Mountains & hills · North Wales
Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol)
Also known as: Y Garn
Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol) — Named summit at 561 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Abererch · 9.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol) is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Y Garn. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 561 m.". Coordinates: 52.9751°, -4.4366°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay. The view of Yr Eifl is especially prominent from the SW coast of Anglesey, for instance from Ynys Llanddwyn. Ordnance Survey maps show a height of 564 metres (1,850 ft), but a recent survey gives the height at 561 metres (1,841 ft).
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Background
Description
There are three peaks: Garn Ganol, the central summit, is the highest point on Llŷn, with an ancient cairn, and a trig point. Across the pass "Bwlch yr Eifl", and overlooking the sea, is Garn Fôr, the northern summit. Garn Fôr is also known as Mynydd y Gwaith. It has a microwave radio relay station on it, as well as cairns and granite quarries (which produced the material for the curling event at the 2006 Winter Olympics), and a cliff face dropping to the Irish Sea at Trwyn y Gorlech. The third summit, Tre'r Ceiri, on the south-eastern side, is the location of an Iron Age hillfort. Its name means "settlement of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, giant. It is regarded as one of the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9751, -4.4366
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Trefor a Llanaelhaearn
- Postcode
- LL54 5NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nearest railway station
- Abererch — 9.5 km
Sources
- osm: n319001802 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Yr Eifl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Yr Eifl o ochrau (from) Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd, Cymru (Wales) 02 (cropped).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol)?
- Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol) is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL54 5NB), in the parish of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn.
- Is Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol) free to visit?
- Yes, Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol) is free to enter.
- How do I get to Yr Eifl (Garn Ganol)?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL54 5NB. It sits within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency.