Foel Cwmcerwyn

Summary

Foel Cwmcerwyn is the highest point of the Preseli Hills and of Pembrokeshire. It lies within the borders of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 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 and a number of cairns are dotted across the summit area, and there is a disused quarry on the hill's western slopes.

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
Summit of Foel Cwmcerwyn

External links edit

  Media related to Foel Cwmcerwyn at Wikimedia Commons

  • Computer generated summit panoramas Foel Cwmcerwyn index
  • www.geograph.co.uk Photos of Foel Cwmcerwyn and surrounding area
  • Entry on Hill Bagging site
  • Entrry on Harold Street