Snowdon
Highest point
Elevation495m
Coordinates50.499216, -3.878496
Naming
Etymologysnãw+dun - hill of snow
Geography
LocationDartmoor, UK
OS gridSX 66869 68287

Snowdon is a hill in Devon which at 495 m (1,624 ft) forms the second highest peak on the Southern moor of Dartmoor. The summit is the site of four Bronze Age ritual cairns,[1] and the ground here shows evidence of being worked for peat.[2]

On the flank of the hill lies Snowdon Hole, the remnants of the surface workings associated with the Huntingdon Tin Mine, from where the Snowdon Brook flows.[3]

References

  1. Blades, Paul (2021-01-28). "Snowdon Cairns (Barrow), Dartmoor". The Mobile Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. Sandles, Tim (2016-04-01). "Snowdon Stroll". Legendary Dartmoor. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. Grigg, Steve (2020-06-05). "HUNTINGDON MINE AND ITS LEAT SYSTEMS". Dartmoor Explorations. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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