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Pen-y-bâl

cliff or slope · Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire

WelshAI-generated

The name refers to a cliff or slope. 'Pen' means 'head' or 'top', and 'y' is the definite article. 'Bâl' likely refers to a 'heap', 'mound', or possibly a 'beacon' or 'watch-hill'.

Word origins

Pen
Welshhead, top, end(from pen "head, top")
y
Welshthe(from y "the")
bâl
Welshheap, mound, beacon(from bâl "heap, mound, beacon")