Ewanu Eryri/Place‐names of Snowdonia

Iwan Arfon Jones is known for his several books on areas within Snowdonia, for the Climber’s Club. An authority on environmental studies, fieldwork studies, outdoor pursuits and geography, he now focuses on the more perilous field of toponymy, place‐names. He modestly (and wisely) warns that his attractive, interesting and fully bilingual guide is “not intended as a scholarly work … but rather as a treasure‐house of information accessible to all who live in or love Snowdonia”.

Enwanu Eryri has six sections: Mountains; Passes; Cirques and valleys; Rivers and streams; Lakes; Cliffs and crags. Each landscape feature named in the alphabetical...