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Carreg-gwylan-fach

Island in Pembrokeshire

Wales

Carreg-gwylan-fach

Make Hay. Pwll-caerog, looking across the fields from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
Make Hay. Credit: Chris McAuley

Carreg-gwylan-fach is a small island located off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated in the picturesque St. Brides Bay, approximately 2 miles west of the town of Solva. The island is known for its rugged beauty and diverse wildlife.

Carreg-gwylan-fach is relatively small, with an area of around 3 acres. It is characterized by steep cliffs and rocky outcrops, which provide nesting sites for a variety of seabirds. The island is particularly renowned as a breeding ground for the Atlantic puffin, with a sizable population making it their home during the summer months.

Access to Carreg-gwylan-fach is limited, as there are no regular boat services to the island. However, during low tide, it is possible to reach the island on foot by crossing a rocky causeway from the mainland. It is important to note that caution is advised, as the causeway can become impassable when the tide rises.

The island offers stunning views of the surrounding coastline and is a popular spot for birdwatching and nature enthusiasts. Visitors can observe various seabirds, including razorbills, guillemots, and kittiwakes. The rugged terrain also makes Carreg-gwylan-fach an interesting place to explore, with its unique rock formations and tide pools.

Overall, Carreg-gwylan-fach is a hidden gem in Pembrokeshire, offering a tranquil and untouched natural habitat for seabirds and a unique experience for those who venture to its shores.

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Carreg-gwylan-fach Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.927954/-5.2411197 or Grid Reference SM7730. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Make Hay. Pwll-caerog, looking across the fields from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
Make Hay.
Pwll-caerog, looking across the fields from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
Aber Pwll
Aber Pwll
Porth Tre-wen
Porth Tre-wen
Stonechat The European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) breed in heathland, coastal dunes and rough grassland with scattered small shrubs and bramble, open gorse, tussocks or heather. The male's song is high and twittering like a Dunnock. Both sexes have a clicking call like stones knocking together.
Stonechat
The European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) breed in heathland, coastal dunes and rough grassland with scattered small shrubs and bramble, open gorse, tussocks or heather. The male's song is high and twittering like a Dunnock. Both sexes have a clicking call like stones knocking together.
Porth Tre-wen Taken from the coastal path
Porth Tre-wen
Taken from the coastal path
Castell Coch Fort
Castell Coch Fort
Ynys Gwair
Ynys Gwair
Bluebell Covered Clifftops
Bluebell Covered Clifftops
Aber-pwll
Aber-pwll
Caer Aber Pwll (Caerau) Iron Age Fort The complex defences at Caer Aber Pwll (Caerau) define a simple promontory fort to the east and a more heavily defended promontory fort on the west, both utilising the defensive potentials of the steep coastal cliffs. The western fort contains at least one building platform and is enclosed by a complex of up to four banks and ditches thought to represent at least two periods of construction, of uncertain relation, extending over a roughly 172m front. The main, inturned, gateway can be made out on the far side of the earthworks. A second enclosure on the east, about 48m by 34m, may be a fragment of an early enclosure, isolated by redevelopment, an annex, or a separate and later enclosure butting onto the primary work.
Caer Aber Pwll (Caerau) Iron Age Fort
The complex defences at Caer Aber Pwll (Caerau) define a simple promontory fort to the east and a more heavily defended promontory fort on the west, both utilising the defensive potentials of the steep coastal cliffs. The western fort contains at least one building platform and is enclosed by a complex of up to four banks and ditches thought to represent at least two periods of construction, of uncertain relation, extending over a roughly 172m front. The main, inturned, gateway can be made out on the far side of the earthworks. A second enclosure on the east, about 48m by 34m, may be a fragment of an early enclosure, isolated by redevelopment, an annex, or a separate and later enclosure butting onto the primary work.
Aber-pwll A view over this rocky coastal inlet.
Aber-pwll
A view over this rocky coastal inlet.
Aber-pwll View out to Sea
Aber-pwll View out to Sea
Thrift on a clifftop wall Clifftop field walls such as this are the classic place to find the coastal plant known as Thrift or Sea Pink.
Thrift on a clifftop wall
Clifftop field walls such as this are the classic place to find the coastal plant known as Thrift or Sea Pink.
Ynys Gwair and the Clifftop at Castell Coch Ynys Gwair is the offshore island with the much smaller Carreg-gwylan-fach just beyond.
Ynys Gwair and the Clifftop at Castell Coch
Ynys Gwair is the offshore island with the much smaller Carreg-gwylan-fach just beyond.
Arfordir islaw Pwll-Caerog / Coast below Pwll-Caerog Cilfach y mor/ Sea inlet.
Arfordir islaw Pwll-Caerog / Coast below Pwll-Caerog
Cilfach y mor/ Sea inlet.
Clogwyni ger Pwll-Caerog / Cliffs near Pwll-Caerog Yn edrych tuag at Abereiddi / Looking towards Abereiddy.
Clogwyni ger Pwll-Caerog / Cliffs near Pwll-Caerog
Yn edrych tuag at Abereiddi / Looking towards Abereiddy.
Aber-Pwll Yn edrych drosodd at Drwyn Aber-Pwll / Looking across to Trwyn Aber-Pwll.
Aber-Pwll
Yn edrych drosodd at Drwyn Aber-Pwll / Looking across to Trwyn Aber-Pwll.
Llwybr Arfordir Cymru / Wales Coast Path Yn edrych tuag at Abereiddi yn y pellter / Looking towards Abereiddy in the distance.
Llwybr Arfordir Cymru / Wales Coast Path
Yn edrych tuag at Abereiddi yn y pellter / Looking towards Abereiddy in the distance.
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Carreg-gwylan-fach is located at Grid Ref: SM7730 (Lat: 51.927954, Lng: -5.2411197)

Unitary Authority: Pembrokeshire

Police Authority: Dyfed Powys

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///odds.cobras.cabbies. Near Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire

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