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Plinlimmon (Five Beacons), mountain, on border of Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire, 10 miles W. of Llanidloes, alt. 2469 ft.; comprises 3 masses, forming the centre of a great mountain group, and contains the sources of the rivers Severn, Wye, Rheidol, Ystwith, and Llyffnant.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "mountain" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Cardiganshire Ancient County Montgomeryshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Plynlimon |
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