Y Gyrn
Hill (618.7m) in Powys, Wales
title: "Y Gyrn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["brecon-beacons", "mountains-and-hills-of-powys", "tourist-attractions-in-powys", "hewitts-of-wales", "nuttalls"] description: "Hill (618.7m) in Powys, Wales" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Gyrn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Hill (618.7m) in Powys, Wales ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Y Gyrn |
| photo | Y Gyrn, Fan Fawr, Fan Gyhirych, and Fan Brycheiniog (seen from Corn Du, 2005).jpg |
| photo_caption | Y Gyrn (bottom centre), Fan Fawr, Fan Gyhirych and Fan Brycheiniog from Corn Du |
| elevation_m | 619 |
| prominence_m | 24 |
| parent_peak | Pen y Fan |
| listing | sub Hewitt, Nuttall |
| language | Welsh |
| location | Powys, Wales |
| range | Brecon Beacons |
| grid_ref_UK | SO012215 |
| topo | OS Landranger 160 |
| :: |
| name = Y Gyrn | photo = Y Gyrn, Fan Fawr, Fan Gyhirych, and Fan Brycheiniog (seen from Corn Du, 2005).jpg | photo_caption = Y Gyrn (bottom centre), Fan Fawr, Fan Gyhirych and Fan Brycheiniog from Corn Du | elevation_m = 619 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 24 | parent_peak = Pen y Fan | listing = sub Hewitt, Nuttall | language = Welsh | location = Powys, Wales | range = Brecon Beacons | grid_ref_UK = SO012215 | topo = OS Landranger 160
Y Gyrn is a top of Pen y Fan in South Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Tommy Jones' Obelisk is found in between the summit and Corn Du.
The summit is a boggy mound overlooking the A470 and the Storey Arms. It is marked by a pile of stones.
References
References
- Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. {{ISBN. 1-85284-304-7.
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