Foel Cwmcerwyn

Foel Cwmcerwyn
Highest point
Elevation536 m (1,759 ft)
Prominence344 m (1,129 ft)
Parent peakPlynlimon
ListingMarilyn, Council top
Coordinates51°56′44″N 4°46′29″W / 51.94566°N 4.77461°W / 51.94566; -4.77461
Naming
English translationvat-valley hill
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [vɔi̯l kʊmˈkɛrwɪn]
Geography
Foel Cwmcerwyn is located in Pembrokeshire
Foel Cwmcerwyn
Foel Cwmcerwyn
OS gridSN094311
Topo mapOS Landranger 145

Foel Cwmcerwyn is the highest point of the Preseli Mountains and of Pembrokeshire.

Location

Foel Cwmcerwyn lies within the borders of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park,[1] which includes most of the Preselis. A path leads to the summit from the village of Rosebush in the southwest.

Features

A trig point and a number of cairns are dotted across the summit area, and there is a disused quarry on the hill's western slopes as well as managed forest.[2][3]

The peak features on numerous walking routes and trails.[4][5][6][7]

Summit of Foel Cwmcerwyn

Burial cairn

A Bronze Age burial cairn close to the summit is listed by the Royal Commission's website Coflein as

occupying a spectacular south-facing spur... The mound is flat-topped, sub-circular, measuring some 18-19m in diameter and being 1.2-1.5m high, apparently undisturbed.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast National Park: Rosebush". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ "OSexplore: Rosebush to Foel Cwmcerwyn". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Walking Britain: Foel Cwmcerwyn from Rosebush". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC: Wales nature & outdoors". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Visit Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "The Guardian: A great hill walk". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "RCAHMW: Foel Cwmcerwyn Cairn". Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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