Coity Mountain
| Coity Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Mynydd Coety | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Torfaen / Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| Parent range | Brecon Beacons (outlier) |
| OS grid | SO231079 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 161 |
Coity Mountain (also spelled Coety Mountain,
Red Setter, a dog shot accidentally by his master while hunting on the 12 August 1864. Co-ordinates for the Dog Stone 51.45'15.58N 3.05'08.81W.[2] Other notable tops include those of Mulfran (524m) (Welsh for cormorant, pronounced 'mill-vran') which overlooks the town of Brynmawr and Mynydd James immediately east of the town of Blaina
.
Much of the mountain, including the summit is included in the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site,[3] and a labyrinth of coal mines, including Big Pit National Coal Museum lies under the mountain.
Geology
The hill is formed from a succession of
Coal Measures
and have been intensively worked for coal with considerable areas of landscaped opencast workings evident along its northeastern side.
Coity Mountain is likely to have stood above the ice during the last glacial till to be found on its slopes. There are areas of peat and accumulations of head and many small landslips adorn its steeper slopes.[4]
Access
A number of public rights of way cross the mountain though none traverse the summit. There are in addition a number of vehicular tracks and smaller paths which run both around its flanks and along its broad main ridge. Most of the mountain is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and can be freely traversed on foot.[5]
External links
- Coity Mountain is at coordinates 51°45′52″N 3°06′49″W / 51.764498°N 3.113727°W
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Coity Mountain and surrounding area
References
- ^ "Coity Mountain, Wales". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Blaenavon Industrial Landscape: A Circular Walk including part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage site". Torfaen County Borough Council. 2005.
- PDF). UNESCO.
- ^ British Geological Survey 1:50K geological map sheet 232 'Abergavenny' & explanatory memoir
- ^ "1:25,000 scale map of SO231079". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2006.