Mwnt, Ceredigion / Cardigan - RP Friths postcard c.1950s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Y Mwnt, Cardigan [now Ceredigion] - real photo type
• Publisher:  Friths (CGN 167)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  removed
• Postmark(s):  not clear due to stamp removal - cds
• Sent to:  Knotty Green, Beaconsfield
• Notes / condition:  slight damage to corner due to stamp removal & postmarking

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Mwnt is a very small community and ancient parish in south Ceredigion, Wales, on the West Wales coast about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Cardigan. It gets its name from the prominent steep conical hill (Foel y Mwnt), a landmark from much of Cardigan Bay, that rises above the beach, and was formerly anglicised as Mount.^[1]

Mwnt is best known for its popular beach. The Daily Mail placed Mwnt top of its list of ""Europe's top ten loveliest hidden beaches"".^[2]

The beach has earned a Green Coast Award (an award similar to a Blue Flag beach Award but for rural beaches).^[3] Swimming conditions are considered safe at Mwnt but there is no lifeguard service.^[4]

The Irish Sea off Mwnt is rich in wildlife, being a regular summer home to dolphins, seals and porpoises.

Mwnt 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"". The name (Red Sunday) was given in consequence of the blood shed on that day.^[5] It is reputed that the bones of the defeated invaders would occasionally be visible under the sand when uncovered by windy conditions in the early 20th century.^[6]

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.

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=wales

county/ country=cardiganshire

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=posted