Drum_(Wales)

Drum (Wales)

Drum (Wales)

Mountain in Gwynedd, Wales

Drum (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdrɨm]) (Welsh: Y Drum = the ridge) is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in northern Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m (2,526 ft) high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.

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Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe which flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy.[2]

See also

  • Blue Joker, an experimental airborne early-warning radar, tested from a site high on the mountain in 1956

References

  1. [1]
    Mark H. Nodine (14 June 2003). "Drum". Welsh-English Lexicon. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
  2. [2]
    Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.


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