Foel y Mwnt

Nearest town:
Cardigan (6km S)
OS reference:
SN19305205
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
52° 8' 12.04 N
Longitude:
4° 38' 26.54 W
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Images

Image of Foel y Mwnt (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

From the east the promontory appears beautifully conical. Cardigan Island can be seen over to the left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.3.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2015
Image of Foel y Mwnt (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The eastern side of the promontory drops sharply to one of the steep-sided ravines that characterise this part of the Ceredigion coast, with a ready water supply at its heart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.3.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2015
Image of Foel y Mwnt (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The fort rises over Eglwys y Grog. According to a leaflet in the church, a preaching cross and mortuary chapel were placed on the rocky summit during the Middle Ages, but there is no sign of anything there now.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.3.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2015
Image of Foel y Mwnt (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Ceredigion in Spring. The rampart is where the darker line of vegetation can be seen on the slope above the church.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.3.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2015
Image of Foel y Mwnt (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The instantly recognisable conical promontory, seen from Pen yr Hwbyn to the west.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.3.2015)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2015

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