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Views from Preseli HillsNewport Tourist Information Wales
Neolithic burial sites, the Preseli Hills just on your doorstep and the Pembrokeshire coast path and Cardigan Bay within easy reach, Newport is a popular Pembrokeshire base. It's popular here in the summer season when many flock to it's pretty streets for the day.
Newport TIC, 2 Bank Cottages, Long St, Newport, Pembrokeshire, SA42 OTN. Tel: (01239) 820912.
Newport Pembrokeshire Attractions
Newport Pembrokeshire is the perfect holiday location offering numerous different opportunities for leisure. You're in ancient Celtic burial terrain here, the Neolithic burial chambers Carreg Coetan and the nearby bigger Pen-y-Bont are on your doorstep. Plus, you've easy access into the Preseli Hills, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and just to the north Cardigan and Cardigan Bay are all within easy reach.
The town itself is crammed with charm, with pretty flower decked streets and a castle situated at the base of Carn Ingli - the feature big hill at Newport reaching 347 m. Fine views of the Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay coast are up here. Newport is particularly busy in the summer season.
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, Nr Newport, Preseli Hills, SA41 3TZ. See a superb example of a cromlech here (a mini version of Stonehenge!). The 15 ton capstone is fully intact - it's a popular site for watching sunsets as you can imagine.
Preseli Hills Guide, North Pembrokeshire
Ever wondered where the bluestones of Stonehenge originate from? The Preseli Hills is where - the blue coloured stones dotting the landscape of Preseli gives it a mythical charm and character. Indeed this is the place of legends and fairytales. It's still a mystery how the Preseli bluestones got all the way to Stonehenge - either the ice age or man moving them?
The huge number of Neolithic burial sites, Bronze Age cairns, stone circles and standing stones, as well as Iron Age forts in Preseli are testament that prehistoric man was here in abundance!
Two particularly popular sites in the Preseli hills include Carn Ingli, otherwise known as the Mount of Angels and the Gwaun Valley. Discover ancient bluebell woods in the Gwaun Valley and the distinctive blue stones at Carn Ingli. The Preseli Hills are nicknamed 'Blue Stone Country' and offer superb gentle walking over gentle rambling hill country.
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