NEARBY BEACHES

 

Penbryn

Penbryn Beach, between Llangrannog and Tresaith is owned by the National Trust and was used for location filming for the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Near the village is the Corbalengi Stone, a monument of the Early Christian period inscribed: "CORBALENGI IACIT ORDOVS". "Ordovs" is generally agreed to be the local tribe the Ordovices but "Corbalengi" is not found elsewhere, and there are many theories as to the significance of the inscription.

 

Llangrannog

Llangrannog lies in the narrow valley of the little River Hawen, which falls as a waterfall near the middle of the village. The earliest parts of the village (the "church village") lie above the waterfall and are hidden by a twist of the valley so that they cannot be seen from the sea. This protected them from the attention of sea marauders, the Vikings and the Irish. After the mid-eighteenth century the sea became safer and a "beach village" and small seaport developed. By 1825 Llangrannog commercial activity was largely concerned with the sea, including the shipment of coal. A number of ships were built on the sands, the largest being the "Ann Catherine" a brig of 211 tons. The most recent developments, in the 1860's, were the "ribbon village" which connected the beach and church villages and an extension of the beach village onto the southern slopes of the valley.

By the beach there is a shop, two pubs The Ship and the Pentre Arms and two cafes.

 

Castell Bach

This interesting beach is on the coastal path. There are the remains of an iron age fort on the flat section beyond the beach. There are also some spectacular folds in the mudstone rock here.

It is believed that the 'island' was a part of the iron age fort, but that it has been separated by erosion from the sea since that time.

Seals are often seen in such secluded coves along the Ceredigion coast.

 

The 'Secret' Beach - Traeth Soden

This beach on the Coastal Path can be reached by footpath from Nanternis. It lies at the mouth of the little river Soden. This valley is an important site for the endangered Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly, which thrives on the dog violets that grow on the slopes.

Traeth Soden is said to be a 'Smugglers Beach' where salt - which was heavily taxed, was brought ashore in the eighteenth century

 

Llanrhystud

Llanrhystud is a small seaside village on the A487 , nine miles south of Aberystwyth. It is named after the early Christian Welsh saint Rhystud.

There is a narrow road opposite the filling station that leads through farmland to the car park above the beach. The beach is a narrow shingle bank at high tide, but becomes wide and sandy at low tide.

To the south of the beach are several lime kilns - some of the best examples in the county.

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