Summit Feature: Boulder note: boulder is 0.46m higher than outcrop 60m SW at SH 72222 68925 and 2.43m higher than rock tor 230m ESE at SH 72437 68877 (Survey: Leica NA730/Leica RX1250)
Classification: Bridge, Bishop, Buxton-lewis, Gillham, Jones, Marsh, Moss, Moss2000, Nuttall, Sub-hewitt, Sub-sim.
OS Grid Ref: SH721688 (10 figure Grid Ref: SH7218768880).
UK Area: 30 - Snowdonia (OS Maps 1:50k 115. 1:25k OL17E.)
Latitude: 53.201601, Longitude: -3.914947, Height: 623.5 metres (2045 feet)
Prominence: 29 metres (95 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0624.N (DoBIH Hill ID: 2028)
Associated Parent Hill:
Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m, p750)
External Links for Pen y Castell:
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Data courtesy of the Database of British and Irish Hills
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Data courtesy of the Database of British and Irish Hills