Foel Dinas
Foel Dinas is a mountain in Wales. It is the north-western most peak of the Dyfi Hills and sits above the town of Dinas Mawddwy.
| Foel Dinas | |
|---|---|
 Foel Dinas from the west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 472.2 m (1,549 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 52.71409988°N 3.71497004°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | City mountain |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Geography | |
| Location | Snowdonia, Wales |
| Parent range | Cadair Idris |
| OS grid | SH 8424 1431 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL23 |
In the 1870s its eastern and northern slopes were planted with trees by Sir Edmund Buckley, the lord of the manor of Mawddwy.[2] On the northern flank is Llyn Foel Dinas, a lake which was damed to form a reservoir, providing the water supply to Buckley's manor house in Dinas Mawddwy.[3]
References
- "FOEL DINAS, GWYNEDD (SY20 9LX)". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- Bye-gones. 1893.
- "LLYN FOEL DINAS, BANK". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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