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Erw y Ddafad-ddu

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Erw y Ddafad-ddu rises to 872 m (2,861 ft) in Gwynedd. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It stands among the higher summits of Gwynedd. It stands within Eryri National Park.

For more of the same, Aran Benllyn and Aran Fawddwy are close by.

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