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North Pembrokeshire CoastGarn Fawr and Garn Fechan
Two rocky tors on the Pen Caer peninsula, with hut circles, field walls and ramparts spreading out across the moorland between them.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr 15
- Ascent
- 230 m
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Climb Garn Fawr from the car park, cross to Garn Fechan and return by the coast path above Pwll Deri. Rough and rocky.
Worth knowing
- The ramparts and field walls radiate across the moor, dividing it into small prehistoric fields.
- Pwll Deri below has a youth hostel in one of the most dramatic positions in Wales.
- The wind here is constant and often fierce.
What you’ll see
Hut circles and ramparts, the tors, Pwll Deri’s cliffs, and the whole peninsula.
Background
The whole of Pen Caer is covered in prehistoric settlement, with forts, hut circles and field systems visible on the surface.