What is recorded here
Pen yr Helgi Du reaches a height of approximately 500 metres and is part of the rugged terrain of the Snowdonia range in North Wales. Its name, meaning "Head of the Holy Ox," hints at possible early Welsh folklore or agricultural symbolism associated with the area. It matters as a notable topographical feature within the Conwy landscape, contributing to the region's natural and cultural heritage.
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Places near here
False Summit Cairn of Pen yr Helgi DuAncient tomb or cairn · 130 yd
Pen yr Helgi Du false summit cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 130 yd
Y LasalltCliff · 453 yd
Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry IIQuarry · 566 yd
Cwm Eigiau Slate Quarry ComplexQuarry · 620 yd
Craig y LlynCliff · 1009 yd
The mountain wall and Creigiau HirionMountain or hill · 1620 yd
Pen Llithrig y WrachMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Craig LlugwyMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Mountain wall and Creigiau Malwod crags above RhiwlasMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Waterfall and doleriteWaterfall · 3.0 mi
Waterfall on Nant BochlwydWaterfall · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0