Carn Llidi

Carn Llidi
Highest point
Elevation 181 m (594 ft) [1]
Prominence 122 m (400 ft) [1]
Listing HuMP
Coordinates 51°54′16″N 5°17′23″W / 51.90456°N 5.28967°W / 51.90456; -5.28967Coordinates: 51°54′16″N 5°17′23″W / 51.90456°N 5.28967°W / 51.90456; -5.28967 
Naming
Translation Cairn of the Gates (Welsh)
Geography
OS grid SM738280

Carn Llidi is a hill east of St David's Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Geography

The 181-metre (594 ft) high hill stands in a prominent and isolated position dominating Whitesands Bay (South-West).

The top of the hill hosts a large cairn. In clear days it offers a view on a long stretch of Pembrokeshire coastline, Ramsey Island and across the Irish Sea to the Wicklow mountains.[2][3]

Archaeology

The area is rich in archaeology. Two burial chambers, presumed to be neolithic, are located on the higher south-west slopes of the hill.[4] Another stone nearby may be the capstone of a megalithic chamber.[5] Prehistoric enclosures and field systems are located to the north-west of the hill,[6] near to an iron-age defensive wall.[7]

In the Second World War, a Chain Home Low early-warning radar station was located on Carn Llidi. The concrete base remains, together with a Lewis gun pit.[8]

Name

The English meaning of Carn Llidi could be Cairn of the Gates or Cairn of Wrath.[9]

Access to the summit

Carn Llidi as seen from Whitesands Bay

The walk which leads from Whitesands Bay up to the summit does not require any special hiking ability, but is advisable wearing a proper outdoor clothing; the walk is considered quite easy.[10]

Conservation

Carn Llidi and its surrounding area is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Carn Llidi". Hill Bagging. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. 1 2 "Places to visit on the St Davids Peninsula". Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Dennis Kelsall, Jan Kelsall (2012). Walking in Pembrokeshire: 41 circular walks in the national park. Cicerone Press. p. 69. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Carn Llidi, Burial Chambers". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carn Llidi, Stone S of". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Carn Llidi Enclosures; Penmaen Dewi Field System, St David's Head". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Carn Llidi Defensive Wall". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "St David's Head". Experience Pembrokeshire. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Anon. "Dolmens and cairns:others". Pembrokeshire Virtual Museum. Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  10. ↑ Jacinta Ashworth. "Walk 2057 - St. David's Head & Carn Llidi". www.walkingbritain.co.uk. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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