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Standing 3650 ft above sea level, Snowdon is the highest peak in Wales, second highest mountain in Britain and is also probably the busiest due to it popularity with hillwalkers. | Standing 3650 ft above sea level, Snowdon is the highest peak in Wales, second highest mountain in Britain and is also probably the busiest due to it popularity with hillwalkers. | ||
The actual mountain is supposed to be an enormous cairn, erected over the body of a giant called Rhita, who was slain by King Arthur and the Welsh name for Snowdon is Yr Widdfa, which means 'great tomb'. | The actual mountain is supposed to be an enormous cairn, erected over the body of a giant called Rhita, who was slain by King Arthur and the Welsh name for Snowdon is Yr Widdfa, which means 'great tomb'. | ||
Rhita was a king in his own right and commanded a mighty army. He had a cloak made from the beards of kings he had killed and intended to finish it off with the beard of Arthur. Arthur defeated Rhita and commanded his men to cover the giants body with a cairn of stones. This created Rhita's Cairn or Gwyddfa Rhita, an old Welsh term for Snowdon. | Rhita was a king in his own right and commanded a mighty army. He had a cloak made from the beards of kings he had killed and intended to finish it off with the beard of Arthur. Arthur defeated Rhita and commanded his men to cover the giants body with a cairn of stones. This created Rhita's Cairn or Gwyddfa Rhita, an old Welsh term for Snowdon. | ||
