Mynydd Pen-y-fan
hill or mountain · Caerffili - Caerphilly · 407m
WelshSurmised
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Mynydd Pen-y-fan is a Welsh name for a hill. 'Mynydd' means mountain or hill. 'Pen-y-fan' means 'top of the fan' or 'summit of the beacon', possibly referring to a prominent peak or a signal fire location.
Word origins
- Mynydd
- Welshmountain, hill(from mynydd "mountain, hill")
- Pen-y-fan
- Welshtop of the fan, summit of the beacon(from pen "head, top, end", y "of the", fan "fan, beacon")