The Great And Little Ormes

[poliphilo]

Llandudno lies between two rocky headlands- the Great Orme and the Litlle Orme. Here's the great Orme.



And here's the Little Orme.



And here's The Little Orme again, shot from the Great Orme. Yes I climbed to the top and it's very steep and my legs are killing me. 



Looks like a great serpent sliding out to sea, doesn't it? I've got it into my head that the word "orme" is related to the old English "wurm" meaning serpent or dragon- but I can't find any  conformation.

Comments

[richenda.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll be .....
I've always known that the Orme was a sea serpent, but I'd never msde the connection with worm!
LLandudno was built by the Mostyn family as a holiday resort, but I've never done any research into the chronology of naming the Orme.