Great Orme
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| Elevation | 207 |
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| Topo map | OS |
| Locations | Conwy county borough |
| Wales | |
| Listing | List of Marilyns in the British Isles |
| Parent peak | Mwdwl-eithin |
| Did you know | In June 1969, The Great Orme Cabin Lift, a modern alternative to the tramway, was opened with its base station in Happy Valley. |
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| ID | 940482 |
About Great Orme
The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.
Salvage Hunters star Nick Elphick to sculpt army goat Shenkin
... They have roamed wild on Llandudno s Great Orme since the late 19th century...
Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledge
...Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledgeThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser...
Coronavirus: goat, take you through the empty streets of the city by the sea
... in General, the wild herd of about 122 kashmir goats venture from the Great Orme in Llandudno in bad weather...
Dillan Brown sea fall inquest: Boy tried to save drowning friend
... Dillan Brown, 13, from Llandudno was with his friend on 4 May at the town s Great Orme when he fell into the sea...
Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledge
Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledge
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.A rescuer saved a sheep from plunging to its death from the side of a cliff by grasping it one-handed.
The Herdwick ewe was trapped on a narrow ledge on the Great Orme , in Conwy county.
Animal Rescue officer Dean Wilkins abseiled 30m (98ft) to save The Animal , but as he reached it it tried to jump.
The Weight of the creature meant he lost his footing, but he kept hold of it until a colleague came to help.
Source of news: bbc.com
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