Katherine, I may be a little late with this offering but 'crib' and 'cribyn' are found on a number of hills and mountains in Wales: eg Crib Goch in Snowdonia and Cribyn in the Brecon Beacons. The initial 'c' can mutate to 'g'; hence the form 'Gribyn'. Crib is used of a bird's crest. Cribyn or Crib on a hill or mountain refers to a crest or a ridge. Hwyl. Paul.

It may also help to know that here in Cornwall there is a very prominent headland in St Austell Bay called Gribbin Head. Welsh and Cornish being so closely related through their Celtic tribal connections and Brythonic languages, this may be pertinent. There is also a possibility that the hill forts so commonly found in these places may be connected. David Stick On 29 Aug 2010, at 23:17, Paul Morgan wrote: > Katherine, > > I may be a little late with this offering but 'crib' and 'cribyn' are found > on a number of hills and mountains in Wales: eg Crib Goch in Snowdonia and > Cribyn in the Brecon Beacons. The initial 'c' can mutate to 'g'; hence the > form 'Gribyn'. Crib is used of a bird's crest. Cribyn or Crib on a hill or > mountain refers to a crest or a ridge. > > Hwyl. > > Paul. > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message