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Rhitta Gawr's Grave

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Gwynedd

A giant who made a cloak from kings' beards, buried under Snowdon's summit.

Legend says the giant Rhitta Gawr made himself a cloak from the beards of the kings he had defeated. When he demanded King Arthur's beard, Arthur fought and killed him.

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When
Legend
Where
53.0680, -4.0760
Group
Legends

Visiting

The summit is reached by several paths or the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

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