Plynlimon

Home > ... > Places > Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries > British and Irish Physical Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side A Dictionary of British Place-Names The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Plynlimon

Plynlimon or Plinlimon , Welsh Plumlumon Fawr, mountain, 2,468 ft (752 m) high, W Wales, on the Powys-Ceredigion border W of Llanidloes. It has three summits and is the source of the Wye, Severn, and other waters.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Plynlimo" title="Facts and information about Plynlimon">Plynlimon</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Plynlimon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 23 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Plynlimon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 23, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Plynlimo.html

"Plynlimon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Plynlimo.html

Learn more about citation styles

Plynlimon

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Plynlimon (Pumlumon) (mountain) Cergn. ‘Five beacons’. Welsh pum + llumon.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O40-Plynlimon" title="Facts and information about Plynlimon">Plynlimon</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

A. D. MILLS. "Plynlimon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 23 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

A. D. MILLS. "Plynlimon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (November 23, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Plynlimon.html

A. D. MILLS. "Plynlimon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Plynlimon.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition entry for Plinlimon

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Related research questions

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	At the heart of the nation.(Features) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/9/2005; 700+ words ; ...sparsely populated places in Wales, but Plynlimon lies in the very middle of the countrys...Farmers and others who make their living on Plynlimon, near Llanidloes in Mid Wales, argue...Manod Estate in Llangurig, lies east of Plynlimon which is, in all senses, the very heart...
	Research from University of California in the area of environmental research published. Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 4/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...headwaters of the Severn and Wye rivers at Plynlimon in mid-Wales. This approach leads...runoff model predicts streamflow at Plynlimon as accurately as other models that are...from fluctuations in streamflow. At Plynlimon, precipitation rates inferred from streamflow...
	Mad Dog Moonlight Pauline Fisk (Bloomsbury, pounds 6.99); FROM WALES.(Features) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 2/7/2009; 543 words ; ...boy found wandering on the road near Plynlimon with his baby brother Elvis Preseli in...suspects that he'll find some answers on Plynlimon. Fisk, an award-winning children...and legends of her favourite mountain, Plynlimon, and its three rivers, the Severn...
	CEFN CROES: Turbines development would never be allowed in Peak or Lake District, say opponents Wind farm go-ahead `declaration of war'.(News) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/24/2002; 494 words ; ...than 250 huge turbines are already visible from the summit of Plynlimon Fawr. ``There are far less intrusive and efficient ways...consist of 39 turbines, each more than 300ft high, below Plynlimon mountain. RDC director Geraint Jewson said about pounds 11m...
	Beauty threatened.(News) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 6/22/2004; 350 words ; ...under threat as never before. The first-class stamp depicts Plynlimon, in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains in mid-Wales...Cefn Croes wind power station to the Grid. In the shadow of Plynlimon, the UK's largest consented on-shore wind power station...
	Around Wales: Ceredigion.(News) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/2/2002; 345 words ; ...mountain in Mid Wales begin later this month with the annual Plynlimon Countryside festival. Activities include special train rides...26 with a downhill bike ride down the 2,468ft mountain of Plynlimon, with riders bussed to the summit and coasting down to tea...
	THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO The river Severn Did you know you can surf up Britain's longest river on a tidal wave at this time of year? Natural phenomena aside, there are many good reasons to follow its course Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/10/2002; 700+ words ; ...journey at a boggy spot just over 1,968ft above sea level on Plynlimon in the Cambrian mountains. The source is marked by two huge...Britain, tracking the river all the way from its source in Plynlimon to the sea at Bristol (www.severnway.com). If 220 miles...
	Studies from Z.L. Frogbrook and colleagues reveal new findings on soil science. Newspaper article from: Agriculture Week; 10/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...surveys were undertaken in two upland catchments in the UK, Plynlimon in mid-Wales and Glensaugh in North East Scotland. The...large differences between some squares, particularly for Plynlimon. In this area, the overall discrepancy between field and...
	Wind farm go-ahead `declaration of war' CEFN CROES: Turbines development would never be allowed in Peak or Lake District, say opponents.(News) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/24/2002; 700+ words ; ...than 250 huge turbines are already visible from the summit of Plynlimon Fawr. ``There are far less intrusive and efficient ways...consist of 39 turbines, each more than 300ft high, below Plynlimon mountain. RDC director Geraint Jewson said about pounds 11m...
	CHILDREN'S. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/30/2009; 529 words ; ...an understanding couple, he is drawn back again and again to Plynlimon Mountain and its rivers, which he instinctively feels hold the answers to his past. The third in the Plynlimon series, this story of magic and myth will appeal to fans of...