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See also:SNOWDON (Wyddfa, view-See also:place, Eryri, See also:eagle-place) , the highest See also:elevation in N. See also:Wales. It is formed chiefly of slates, grits and porphyries of the See also:Cambrian and See also:Silurian systems. It consists of five " ribs " converging at the See also:summit, 3560 ft. above See also:sea-level. Between these See also:lie such depressions as Cwm See also:Glas (See also:blue or See also:green vale) to the N., and Cwm y Ilan (clearing, See also:town or See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church vale) to the S. Snowdon is demarcated from the surrounding hills by passes famous for their scenery, such as that of See also:Llanberis (q.v.) to the N.E. and Aberglaslyn to the S. These two passes are joined by Nant Gwynnant (stream, or valley, of the See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white or happy valley, or stream), skirting the S.E. flanks of the Snowdon See also:massif. Nant Colwyn runs N.W. to See also:Carnarvon. A See also:rack-and-pinion railway (opened in 1897) ascends from Llanberis to the summit of the See also:mountain (44 m.). Snowdonia, as the locality is sometimes called, contains several lakes, e.g. Peris and Padarn at Llanberis; Glaslyn and Llydaw between Cribgoch (red See also:crest) and Lliwedd; Cwellyn and others W. of the See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill itself; and Gwynnant and Dinas (Y Ddinas) in Nantgwynnant.
End of Article: SNOWDON (Wyddfa, view-place, Eryri, eagle-place)
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