Craig-y-Llyn

mountain, Wales, United Kingdom

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Craig-y-Llyn is a peak located in Wales, United Kingdom, with an elevation of 1,969 feet (600 meters). It is situated in the Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, near the locality of Hirwaun. The Brecon Beacons mountain range is to the north of Hirwaun, and the uplands of Hirwaun Common and Craig-y-Llyn peak rise to the west.1

In 1911, a small natural lake on the slopes of Craig-y-Llyn was drained to create a reservoir. During this process, numerous Iron Age tools and weapons, along with 6th-century-BCE bronze tools and ornaments, were discovered in the area.1

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Hirwaun
…uplands of Hirwaun Common and Craig-y-Llyn peak, with an elevation of 1,969 feet (600 metres). Many Iron Age tools and weapons, as well as 6th-century-bce tools and ornaments fashioned from bronze, were found in the area when a small natural lake on the slopes of Craig-y-Llyn was drained to form…
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…uplands of Hirwaun Common and Craig-y-Llyn peak, with an elevation of 1,969 feet (600 metres). Many Iron Age tools and weapons, as well as 6th-century-bce tools and ornaments fashioned from bronze, were found in the area when a small natural lake on the slopes of Craig-y-Llyn was drained to form…
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