Garn Fechan

Nearest town:
Fishguard (6km E)
OS reference:
SM90043893
OS sheet:
157
Latitude:
52° 0' 30.74 N
Longitude:
5° 3' 34.63 W
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Images

Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by postman

Garn Fawr from the inside of Garn Fechan, The rocks on the lower left seem to be cutting off an area below the rocks.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2015
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by postman

The interior of the fort, main entrance on the right.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2015
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by postman

Looking over the entrance from on the highest rocks in the fort.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2015
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by postman

Looking up into the fort through the entrance.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2015
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by postman

The fort entrance top right, the other out of fort walling is bottom left, off picture.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 15, 2015
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The next door neighbours: the impressive Garn Fawr hillfort. St David’s Head and Carn Llidi can be seen in the distance, far left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Coflein records an ancient field system immediately to the south of the fort, parts of which are in the overgrown area below.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the stone rampart from the highest part of the outcrop.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The views eastwards from the fort. The nearest outcrop is Garn Gilfach (chambered tomb). Coastal views stretch as far as Dinas Head, while Carningli and the Preselis rise on the right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The ramparts join with the outcrops to form the enclosure, as they do at the neighbouring Garn Fawr.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Substantial stone-built ramparts on the northern flank of the fort. Looking east towards Carningli.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

From the WSW. The rampart encloses the relatively flat section between the outcrops.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2014
Image of Garn Fechan (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking towards the much smaller Garn Fechan – left of image – from the summit crags of the much larger Garn Fawr (as you probably gathered from the descriptive Welsh names)

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Mar 6, 2011

Articles

Garn Fechan

postman
postman Nov 15, 2015

There are two forts here right next to each other, this the eastern one is much smaller than it’s counterpart.
There is a very convenient car park between the two, so I start the walk up to the small fort from here in less than convenient rain and howling wind.
It is only a short walk up hill, before you know it your there. There wasn’t any defences on the western side of the fort at all, that I could see. The southern side of the fort is protected by outcrops and near vertical cliffs, from on top of which a great deal may be seen, near and far, but today only the near views are out, windy winds are making it a struggle to stand up. Looking down on the small squarish fort the rampart on the east is the best preserved part of it, the entrance is here.
The eastern rampart is a pretty good wide spread of stones faced with large boulders on it’s inside, with a well defined entrance in it’s centre.
The north side has a linear spread of stones, but I could only see it on the other side of an impregnable layer of gorse, damn stuff.
Below the rocks on the south side of the fort in the corner a row of rocks seems to cut off one corner of the fort, I offer no conjecture, only stating that they are there.
Why are there two forts so close together, they must surely have been allies, the big impressive entrances of both forts face east, much musing ensues.
Anyway, it’s time to tackle the big one across the road.

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