A bristling fortress of angled, spiky rock to the southwest of Glyder Fach’s main apex, Castell y Gwynt is an astonishing landmark on one of Britain’s greatest mountains. It is usually considered as a feature on Glyder Fach’s summit, rather than a separate peak, though the scramble to reach its top is spicier than the rocky clamber to the top of its parent mountain.

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Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Alex Foxfield

June 13, 2022

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Glyder Fach's Castell y Gwynt – the Castle of the Winds – is an astonishing jumble of angled rock that puts one in mind of the Iron Throne. With Snowdon forming the backdrop, it makes for a glorious photograph on a clear day, while keen scramblers will revel in the short clamber to the top. It is usually considered as a part of Glyder Fach rather than as a separate summit in itself.

Tom

May 20, 2021

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Loosely translated as "Castle of the Wind" I believe. Once here you will understand why it has that name, hard to keep on the path here if this is your first visit, so keep an eye out.

Zoe Evans

September 1, 2022

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Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s. It has a prominence of 15.7 m, and was only included on the Nuttall's list after re-surveying in 2007.

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