Wide Rock
Wide Rock is an islet in Wales, United Kingdom. Wide Rock is situated nearby to the islet Cardigan Island, as well as near the village Gwbert.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardigan Island and The Gwbert Hotel.
Cardigan Island
Islet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cardigan Island is an uninhabited island north of Cardigan, Ceredigion, south-west Wales. It reaches a height of 52 metres a.s.l., and 38 acres in area.
The Gwbert Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gwbert Hotel is situated 1 mile south of Wide Rock.
Church of the Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Holy Cross at Mwnt, Ceredigion, Wales, is a parish church and Grade I listed building dating probably from the 13th century. Church of the Holy Cross is situated 2 miles east of Wide Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwbert and Y Ferwig.
Gwbert
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwbert, also known as Gwbert-on-Sea, is a cliff-top coastal village in Y Ferwig community, Ceredigion, Wales. It lies at the most southerly coastal point of Ceredigion, on the eastern shore of the Teifi estuary, from where there are views westwards over Cardigan Bay, and south-westwards to Poppit Sands and the headland of Cemaes Head, in neighbouring Pembrokeshire.
Y Ferwig
Hamlet
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Ferwig is a small village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about 2 to 3 miles from Cardigan. Y Ferwig is situated 2 miles southeast of Wide Rock.
Mwnt
Hamlet
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mwnt is an ancient parish in Ceredigion, Wales, 4.5 miles north of Cardigan. The Wales Coast Path passes through this very small settlement. It gets its name from the prominent steep conical hill, a landmark from much of Cardigan Bay, that rises above the beach to a height of 76 m, and was formerly anglicised as Mount. Mwnt is situated 2 miles east of Wide Rock.
Wide Rock
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Wide Rock / Carreg Lydan”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.13° or 52° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.68627° or 4° 41′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4Q48H7+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 312203670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wide Rock” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Carreg Lydan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cardigan Island and Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park.
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