Ynys Lawd (SH 202 822)
There has been a Significant Name Change to a hill
that is listed in the 30-99m Twmpau
and Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales, with the summit height confirmed by
a survey with the Trimble GeoXH 6000 conducted by Myrddyn Phillips and which
took place on the 25th October 2018.
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| Ynys Lawd (SH 202 822) |
The criteria for the two listings that this name change
applies to are:
30-99m Twmpau - Welsh hills at or above 30m and below 100m in height with 30m minimum
drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the 30-99m Sub-Twmpau with the criteria for this sub category being all
Welsh hills at or above 30m and below 100m in height with 20m or more and below
30m of drop, with the word Twmpau
being an acronym standing for thirty
welsh metre prominences and upward.
Y Trechol - The Dominant Hills of
Wales - Welsh P30 hills whose prominence
equal or exceed half that of their absolute height. With the
criteria for Lesser Dominant status being those additional Welsh P30 hills whose
prominence is between one third and half that of their absolute height, with
the Introduction to the Mapping Mountains publication of this list appearing on
the 3rd December 2015.
The hill is adjoined to the Ynys Môn group of hills, which are situated in the north-western part of
North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A1), and
as its name implies it is an island that is adjoined to a larger island by an
aluminium bridge, and is positioned to the west of the north-western part of
Ynys Gybi (Holy Island).
This hill was first listed in the original Welsh
30-99m P30 list published on Geoff Crowder’s v-g.me website under the name of South Stack, with an accompanying note
stating; AKA Ynys Lawd, with both of
these names appearing on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps of the day.
South Stack
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41m
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114
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262
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AKA Ynys Lawd
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The intricacies of language and prioritising one
in favour of another for listing a hill is fraught with complication, with
originating Cymraeg names being anglicised and also originating English names
being cymricised, examples such as these are more common in border country and
especially so for anglicised forms.
There is no steadfast rule that fits all, but as a standard a name that
has its origins in the Welsh language and where this is substantiated by either
historic documentation and / or contemporary usage should be prioritised in
favour of a contemporary anglicised or English version of the name. Likewise, if a name exists where an element
of it is in English and if this name applies to a hill that is situated in a
Welsh speaking part of Wales it is standard practice to use a full Welsh term
for the name.
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| The Trimble GeoXH 6000 gathering data at the summit of Ynys Lawd |
Therefore, the name this hill is now listed by in
the 30-99m Twmpau and Y Trechol – The Dominant Hills of Wales is
Ynys Lawd, and this was derived as the Welsh name for this hill is prioritised
over its English counterpart, which for listing purposes is standard practice.
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Ynys Môn
Name: Ynys Lawd
Previously Listed Name:
South Stack
OS 1:50,000 map: 114
Summit Height: 42.8m (converted
to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference:
SH 20224 82265
Bwlch Height: N/A, sea
Bwlch Grid Reference: N/A,
sea
Drop: 42.8m (converted
to OSGM15)
Dominance: 100.00%
Myrddyn Phillips (May 2019)
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