Llyn Bochlwyd

Llyn Bochlwyd
Llyn Bochlwyd
	The outflow of Llyn Bochlwyd
	Llyn Bochlwyd
Location	Snowdonia, Wales
Coordinates	53°06′N 4°0′W / 53.100°N 4.000°WCoordinates: 53°06′N 4°0′W / 53.100°N 4.000°W
Type	natural
Primary outflows	Nant Bochlwyd
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	4.208 ha (10.40 acres)
Surface elevation	555 m (1,821 ft)

Llyn Bochlwyd (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬɨ̞n boːχluːɨ̯d, ɬɪn boːχlʊi̯d]) is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.^[1]

Name and controversy[]

The name translates as "Lake of the Greycheek". According to a local legend, this is where an old grey stag, fleeing a hunter, miraculously escaped by leaping from a great height into the lake and swimming to safety while holding its grey cheeks above the surface, in order to breathe.^[2]

In some English language guidebooks and websites, the lake is referred to as "Lake Australia", as the shape of the lake is said to resemble the map of Australia, from a view point above.^[3]

The adoption of a new English name in favour of the pre-existing Welsh name has been criticised as Linguistic discrimination. In 2018 the broadcaster Tudor Owen cited the name change as "erasing history".^[2]

The name change has been cited as part of the debate around preserving historic place-names in law. In 2020, the Shadow Minister for Culture and the Welsh Language, Sian Gwenllian mentioned the lake in raising the possibility of a new bill to preserve Welsh place-names.^[4]

References[]

^ "Llyn Bochlwyd". Snowdonia Guide. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Tudur Owen, Fear 'history is lost when Welsh place names are changed’, BBC Cymru Wales
^ "Llyn Bochlwyd". Snowdonia Guide. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ Gwenllian, Sian (4 August 2020). "It's Llyn Bochlwyd, not Lake Australia: Why we should protect our Welsh place names". Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Llyn Bochlwyd at Wikimedia Commons

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llyn Bochlwyd and surrounding area

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[1] "Llyn Bochlwyd". Snowdonia Guide. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[BBC-2] Tudur Owen, Fear 'history is lost when Welsh place names are changed’, BBC Cymru Wales

[3] "Llyn Bochlwyd". Snowdonia Guide. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[4] Gwenllian, Sian (4 August 2020). "It's Llyn Bochlwyd, not Lake Australia: Why we should protect our Welsh place names". Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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