Thousands back petition for Wales' highest peak to be known by Welsh name only
Previous efforts have been made to drop the English forms, including one from language group Cymuned in 2003. The group claimed the area only became known as Snowdonia due to Victorian day-trippers.Snowdon - or Yr Wyddfa - is the highest mountain in Wales at 3,560ft
"Attacks on the Welsh language is something consistent, this is seen when house names and names for different areas of Wales are changed from Welsh," said Elfed Wyn ap Elfyn, of Cymdeithas. It is tasked with establishing and adopting guidelines on the use of place names by the park authority.The story goes in a legend that the giant Rhita Gawr, the king of Wales, was buried under a cairn of stones on the summit of the mountain, following a battle with King Arthur.
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