Penparc (also known as Penyparc) is a village in
Ceredigion, Wales, on the
A487
The A487, officially the Fishguard to Bangor Trunk Road, is a trunk road in Wales that follows the coast from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in the south, to Bangor, Gwynedd, in the north.
Route
The road starts at a junction with the A40 in ...
road northeast of
Cardigan.
The surrounding land is principally used for cattle grazing although the significant glacial sand deposits are also commercially used as a source of sand and gravel.
To the east of the village, near a prominent conical hill, is the site of the
Battle of Crug Mawr
The Battle of Crug Mawr ('Great Barrow'), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Cardigan, took place in September or October 1136, as part of a struggle between the Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales.
The battle was foug ...
, fought in 1136.
References
Villages in Ceredigion
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