River Gwaun
| Afon Gwaun River Gwaun | |
|---|---|
Preseli Hills | |
| • coordinates | 51°57′29″N 4°48′15″W / 51.9580°N 4.8043°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fishguard, Pembrokeshire |
• coordinates | 51°59′45″N 4°58′11″W / 51.9959°N 4.9696°W |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
The River Gwaun (Welsh: Afon Gwaun, "Gwaun" meaning 'marsh, moor') is a river in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, which flows west to the sea at Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun - 'mouth of the Gwaun').
The Gwaun rises in the
river valley is deep and secluded through the Gwaun Valley, and passes through Pontfaen
and Llanychaer to the sea at Lower Fishguard Bay.
It has a total length of 9 miles (14 km) and is navigable by canoe for the lower third of its length, beginning west of Pontfaen.[1] Before Pontfaen, the river is joined by the Afon Cwmau which flows from the south.
The river (as Gwyne) appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[2]
Formation
The river occupies a meltwater channel formed subglacially during the last and earlier ice ages.[3]
References
- ^ "Afon Gwaun - UK Rivers Guidebook". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.
- ISBN 0861395700.
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