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Pentre Ifan
The largest dolmen in Wales, Pentre Ifan is a 4500-year-old neolithic burial chamber set
on a remote hillside with superb views across the Preseli Hills and out to sea. The huge,
5m-long capstone, weighing more than 16 tonnes, is delicately poised on three tall, poin-
ted, upright stones, made of the same bluestone that was used for the menhirs at Stone-
henge.
The site is about 3 miles southeast of Newport, on a minor road south of the A487; it's
signposted.
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Preseli Hills
The only upland area in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is the Preseli Hills
(Mynydd Preseli), rising to 536m at Foel Cwmcerwyn. These hills are at the centre of a
fascinating prehistoric landscape, scattered with hill forts, standing stones and burial
chambers, and are famous as the source of the mysterious bluestones of Stonehenge.
An ancient track called the
Golden Road
, once part of a 5000-year-old trade route
between Wessex and Ireland, runs along the crest of the hills, passing prehistoric cairns
and the stone circle of
Bedd Arthur
.
Bus 430 from Cardigan heads to Crymych (30 minutes; no service Sunday), at the east-
ern end of hills. From here you can hike along the Golden Road to the car park at Bwlch
Gwynt on the B4329 (7.5 miles).
