Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Pengarn-ddu

Standard form
Pengarn-ddu
English form
Pengarn-ddu
Type
Area
Grid reference
SO0708
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil

Notes

The hyphen is used in Welsh place-names in order to aid pronunciation by showing that stress does not fall on the penultimate syllable. The stress falls on the final syllable of this name and therefore the final syllable is preceded by a hyphen.