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' Conwy -Carneddau '686~ Glossary ()f place names In Snowdonia Llyn Elglau n65 Valley of the flocks (sheep). , ' Conwy -Carneddau Llyn Gelrlonydd 7860 Celrion'a lake Llyn Goddlbnduon 7558 Lake of the black geese Abetgwyngregyn 6572 EatuaJy of the white shells Llyn YParc 7958 Lake of the- part (field) Afon Anefon ' • ','8871 UveJyrfver llyn Samau n59 Lake of the causeway , AfrJnCaseg . "<-',6568 Rlver .ofthe mare Melynllyn 7065 Yellow lake (Sallow) AfonConwy ,", 7873' Reedy rfver MoelElIlo 7465 WCNen round 'topped bare mountain AfonPorth~ ',7468 River of the grey portal' MoelFaban 6368 Rounded bare mountain oftha young AfonWen 6768 'WhIte mer child (baby) Afon Uafar 6584 BabbIng river M~1h 7174 Round~ bare lIH)untaln above Alit Wen '7477 White slope MoelWnlon 6569 ' Rounded, bare lI10untaln IIIce an onion fVYg.(yr) . 6867 Long ridge' Mynydd y Dref 7678 Mountain of the town Beta Bach ' 6768 Sl'Mlfer mountain tl NantDdu 67M Black stream Berra Mawr 6767 Largef mountain NantFach 8763 Small abeam Blaen y Ddalta 7071 Heed of the enclosure (Prison). NantyGralg 8763 8tream'cl.the crag Buarth 0Wm lthael 7171 Bam In Ithael's valley 1 Orsedd (Yr) 6911 Theibl'tlne Bwlch y cYfrwy Orum 6863 , Saddle In Drum's ridge PenyCastell 7268 ' Top of the castle Bwlch yr Ddeufaen 7171 Pats of the two stories Penygadalr 7369 Head ofCle chair Bwlchy~ 7068 Paea of the fierce river Penygaer 7569 Head of the fort Bwlch Sychnant 7477 Pass of the dry stream P~nmaenmawr 7176 Head of the big rock Camedd y DdeJw 7070 Calm ofthe'statue Rowen 7571 White shfflgle Camedd Uchaf 8aee " Upper calm Rhaeadr Fach 6669 Lesaer watetfall 6669- Cern Cyfarwydd 7563 Fainnlar rear Rhaeadr Fawr Larger'waterfall Clogwynyreryr 7266 Cliff of the eagle TalyFan 7372 End of the ranSf! of hills ()Iagwyn yr Hellwr 6885 CICf of the huntsman Trssbwll 7366 ' Over the pools. (lakes) Craig y Dulyn 6966 . cliff of the dark lake Ween B~ gwenlth ' 7467 Moot1anlS of the hill of wheet Craig Hafodwen , ',7375 CDtf of the white summer dwelling WaenGyrach 6763 Black ladde~ Creigiau Glelslon 7362 Grey green crags Crtmplau 7359 Long and sharp ridge CWmCaseg 6765 Vt!AIttf of the mare , New Words for 2007 Cwm Elglau 7063 Va11ey,ofthe flocks, Salad Dodger a phrase fOr an overweig~t person. DrtIagI 6667 Rough hili Swamp Donkey A deeply unattractive person. Drum 7069 Camedd Pen y Borth Goch (Calm of T•• 1;Iculating Waving your arms around filnd talking bo#tkka. the red loaf top'rldglS) , , Blam •• tormlng Sitting around In ~ gl'tlup, dlaaJssing why 8 deadUne was mlssed or Elan (yr) 6765 Mountain of the Princess Helen. a project faned and who was responsible. (Elan, young 'female deer. Elln, r Salmon Day The experience of spending an entlraday swimming upstream oriy to . eb)w) get screwed and die. Foel Frs. 6968- Rough rounded bare mountain I' . Cube Finn M officefilledwith cubicles FoeIGanc;! 8865 Rounded bare mountain In the. middle Sitcoma Slngl~ Income, two children and ,oppressive mortgage. What yuppies tum FoelGrach . 8865 Scabby rounded bare mountain Into when they·have children and one of them stops working to stay at ~ome with the FoeiLus 7376 Rounded bare mountain with kids. blbentes P.rcu .. lve Maintenance The fine art of whacking the heirout of an electronic FoelLwyd, 7212 Rounded grey bare mountain device to try and get It wor1dng. ' Gym. 6468 ' Cone Admt"laph.... The rarefied org8nlaatlon81laye~ beglnnil1J Just above the rank and GymWlgau 6567 Cone ahalMld hili above the woods file.' -~ Uefn 8468 Smooth ..!Clhm1, No Stars a young man of substanderd Intel!lgenee. The no Ertal'Scomes Uwytmor '686~ Big grey 'hm the badges displaying stars that staff at faSt fqed restaurants wear. UynCOWJyd, 7262 8elovedlake Monkey Bath A beth 80 hot that when toweling .yolJ_lS81f Inyou go ·001 001 Oo! Ah I Llyn Crafnant 7460 Lake of the stream of wild gar1lc Aal (Ramson) 18 19.
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