The Three Peaks
There are three peaks:
- Tre'r Ceiri (485 metres (1,591 ft)),
- Garn Ganol (564 metres (1,850 ft)) and
- Garn For (444 metres (1,457 ft)).
Garn Ganol, the central summit, is the highest point on Llŷn, with an ancient cairn, and it houses the trig point;
Across the pass "Bwlch yr Eifl", and overlooking the sea, is Garn For, the northern summit. It has a microwave radio relay station on it, as well as cairns and granite quarries (producing the material for the curling event at the 2006 Winter Olympics), and a cliff face leading down to the Irish Sea.
The third summit, Tre'r Ceiri, on the south-eastern side, is the location of an Iron Age hill fort. This name is believed to mean "home of the giants", from cewri, plural of cawr, giant. It is regarded as one of the best examples in Europe of a prehistoric hill fort. There is a path leading up to this summit.
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