Mynydd Bach
Mynydd Bach (literally “Small Mountain” in Welsh) is located in the midlands of Ceredigion. It is a range of low hills, rather than a single mountain as its name suggests. The highest point reaches 329 meters above sea level. This area contains a few small villages and is an important place in Ceredigion’s cultural history.
Geography
[edit]Mynydd Bach lies between Cors Caron (also known as the Tregaron Bog) to the east and the Cardigan Bay coastline to the west. Llyn Eiddwen is located on its western slope and is preserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI).[1] The mountain is crossed by a country lane that passes near Llyn Eiddwen, through Bontnewydd and connects Trefenter and Blaenpennal.
Villages on Mynydd Bach include:
- Bethania
- Blaenpennal
- Bontnewydd
- Bronant
- Llangwyryfon
- Lledrod
- Penuwch
- Trefenter
History and Culture
[edit]The mountain is connected to four notable poets from local villages who competed at the National Eisteddfod. They include: T. Hughes Jones (1895-1966), B. T. Hopkins (1897-1981), J. M. Edwards (1903-1978) and Edward Prosser Rhys (1901-1945). A stone memorial to these four sits just south of Trefenter near Llyn Eiddwen.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Llyn Eiddwen, Bronnant, Ceredigion". The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Four Welsh Poets, Mynydd Bach, Trefenter, Ceredigion, Wales - Dead Poets' Society Memorials on". Waymarking.com. 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "Beirdd y Mynydd Bach". Placiauawduron.org. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "Hanes trefi a phentrefi gogledd Ceredigion (parhad)". BBC Cymru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
Further reading
[edit]Ellis, T. I., ed. (1952). Y Mynydd Bach (in Welsh). Cyfres Crwydro Cymru.
Jones, Evan (1990). Y Mynydd Bach a Bro Eiddwen [Mynydd Bach and the Eiddwen Neighbourhood] (in Welsh). Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion.
Edwards, Emyr, ed. (1999). Bro a Bywyd: Beirdd y Mynydd Bach [Country and Life: Poets of Mynydd Bach] (in Welsh). Cyhoeddiadau Barddas. ISBN 978-1-900-437-349.
Stephens, Meic, ed. (1997). Cydymaith i Lenyddiaeth Cymru [Companion to the Literature of Wales] (in Welsh). Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. ISBN 978-0-708-313-824.