Foel Cwmcerwyn is the highest point of the
Preseli Hills
The Preseli Hills or, as they are known locally and historically, Preseli Mountains, ( Welsh: ''Mynyddoedd y Preseli / Y Preselau'' , ) is a range of hills in western Wales, mostly within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The range stre ...
and of
Pembrokeshire. It lies within the borders of the
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ( cy, Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales.
It was established as a National Park in 1952. It is one of three national parks in Wales, the others b ...
although it is 10 km from the sea. A path leads to the summit from the village of
Rosebush in the south-west. A
trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The nomenclature varies regionally: they a ...
and a number of
cairns are dotted across the summit area, and there is a disused
quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...
on the hill's western slopes.
External links
*Computer generated summit panorama
Foel Cwmcerwynwww.geograph.co.uk Photos of Foel Cwmcerwyn and surrounding areaEntry on Hill Bagging siteEntrry on Harold Street
Mountains and hills of Pembrokeshire
Marilyns of Wales
Highest points of Welsh counties
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