6.5 - Mynydd Preseli
Mynydd Preseli.
Pembrokeshires Hill Country .
Wild Moorland with patches of Heather , Gorse , Bracken and Bilberry.
Geology - Hard Ordovician Shales and Mudstones compressed into Slates / with
Rocky Carns ( Tors ) of Ryolite and Dolerite .
An area of myths and legends / with Bronze Age Burial Cairns / Iron Age Forts
For a flavour of this area :-
Car Park at Bwlch-gwynt ( Windy Pass ) - SN 075322 - North of Rosebush .
Walk 1 (short - 1 mile ) - West to Foel Eryr (468m) the 2nd highest peak .
Walk 2 ( long - 7 miles - one way ) - Follow The Golden Road - west to east - along the ancient , prehistoric Preseli Ridgeway /
Passing Foel Cwmcerwyn - the highest peak (536m) / Foel Feddau / Cerrigmarchogion - of Arthurian Legend /
Carn Bica / Beddarthur - King Arthurs Grave / Carn Menyn - Source of The Stonehenge Bluestones / Foeldrygarn (363m) - Hillfort with 3 ancient cairns inside / Car Park SN165.331- West of Crymych .
Bluestones -
Can be seen at Carn Menyn , Carn Breseb , Carn Goedog , Cerrigmarchogion.
Spotted Dolerite Rock / Igneous with spots or stars of Plagioclase Feldspar / A heavy rock / Harder than Granite / used to make axe heads .
Wethered rocks lack the impact of freshly broken stones , which are dark blue , speckled with brilliant white stars or spots .
Stones have a blue green appearance when polished / some stones Ring when struck .
The nearby village of " Maenclochog" is Welsh for Ringing Stones .
Pembrokeshires Hill Country .
Wild Moorland with patches of Heather , Gorse , Bracken and Bilberry.
Geology - Hard Ordovician Shales and Mudstones compressed into Slates / with
Rocky Carns ( Tors ) of Ryolite and Dolerite .
An area of myths and legends / with Bronze Age Burial Cairns / Iron Age Forts
For a flavour of this area :-
Car Park at Bwlch-gwynt ( Windy Pass ) - SN 075322 - North of Rosebush .
Walk 1 (short - 1 mile ) - West to Foel Eryr (468m) the 2nd highest peak .
Walk 2 ( long - 7 miles - one way ) - Follow The Golden Road - west to east - along the ancient , prehistoric Preseli Ridgeway /
Passing Foel Cwmcerwyn - the highest peak (536m) / Foel Feddau / Cerrigmarchogion - of Arthurian Legend /
Carn Bica / Beddarthur - King Arthurs Grave / Carn Menyn - Source of The Stonehenge Bluestones / Foeldrygarn (363m) - Hillfort with 3 ancient cairns inside / Car Park SN165.331- West of Crymych .
Bluestones -
Can be seen at Carn Menyn , Carn Breseb , Carn Goedog , Cerrigmarchogion.
Spotted Dolerite Rock / Igneous with spots or stars of Plagioclase Feldspar / A heavy rock / Harder than Granite / used to make axe heads .
Wethered rocks lack the impact of freshly broken stones , which are dark blue , speckled with brilliant white stars or spots .
Stones have a blue green appearance when polished / some stones Ring when struck .
The nearby village of " Maenclochog" is Welsh for Ringing Stones .