Mwnt

Coordinates: 52°08′13″N 4°38′20″W / 52.13684°N 4.63878°W / 52.13684; -4.63878

Mwnt
Welsh: Mwnt
Mwnt Church from the headland
Mwnt  Mwnt shown within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN194520
Principal area	Ceredigion
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIGAN
Postcode district	SA43
Dialling code	01239
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Ceredigion
Welsh Assembly	Ceredigion
List of places: UK • Wales • Ceredigion

Mwnt is a very small community and ancient parish in south Ceredigion, Wales, on the Irish Sea coast about 4.5 miles from Cardigan. It gets its name from the prominent steep conical hill, a landmark from much of Cardigan Bay, that rises above the beach.

It was the site of an unsuccessful invasion by Flemings in 1155, and its defeat was long afterwards celebrated on the first Sunday in January as "Sul Coch y Mwnt". It is said^{[by whom?]} that the bones of the defeated invaders would occasionally be visible under the sand when uncovered by windy conditions in the early 20th century.^[1]

The Church of the Holy Cross (Welsh: Eglwys y Grog) is an example of a medieval sailor's chapel of ease. The site is said to have been used since the Age of the Saints, but the present building is probably 14th century. It has an example of a 12th or 13th century font made of Preseli stone. Mwnt was a civil parish in its own right for several centuries, but before the 17th century it was a detached chapelry of the parish of Llangoedmor. Since 1934, it has been part of the parish of Y Ferwig.

The beach, but not the church, is owned by the National Trust who exercise a conservation remit over both. The Irish Sea off Mwnt is rich in wildlife, being a regular summer home to dolphins, seals and porpoises.

Images of Mwnt

Mwnt Church   Mwnt Beach   Lime kiln at Mwnt

See also

• Gwbert

References

1. ^ Genuki website

External links

• Details
• Church of the Holy Cross - Photos & Details
• Mwnt Beach - Info & Facilities