| Coity Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| Location | Torfaen / Blaenau Gwent,  Wales |
| Range | Brecon Beacons (outlier) |
| Prominence | 321 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 161 |
| OS grid reference | SO231079 |
| Listing | Marilyn, Dewey, council top (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent) |
Coity Mountain (also spelled Coety Mountain, Welsh: Mynydd Coety) is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Education Secondary schools in the area are St Albans RC High School, Pontypool West Monmouth School, Pontypool Croesyceiliog School Government The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog is a Mountain range located in the south-east of Wales. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude There are many notable lists of mountains around the world Typically a list of mountains becomes notable by first being listed or defined by an author or group (e A Marilyn is a type of Mountain or Hill in Great Britain, Ireland or surrounding islands with a relative height of at least 150 metres A Dewey is a Hill or Mountain in England or Wales over 500 metres (1640 feet in altitude but below 2000 feet (609 This is a list of the principal areas of Wales, ordered by their highest points. Education Secondary schools in the area are St Albans RC High School, Pontypool West Monmouth School, Pontypool Croesyceiliog School Government The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The South Wales Valleys (Cymoedd De Cymru are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Blaenavon (Blaenafon is a Town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Llwyd north of Pontypool Abertillery (Abertyleri is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in southern Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain [1]. Education Secondary schools in the area are St Albans RC High School, Pontypool West Monmouth School, Pontypool Croesyceiliog School Government The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions
Much of the mountain, including the summit is included in the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site [2], and a labyrinth of coal mines, including Big Pit National Coal Museum lies under the mountain. Blaenavon (Blaenafon is a Town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Llwyd north of Pontypool A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The Big Pit National Coal Museum (Pwll Mawr Amgueddfa Lofaol Genedlaethol is a Museum in Blaenavon in Wales, which is dedicated to the Welsh heritage
At the summit, a memorial known as the "Dog Stone" commemorates Carlo the Red Setter, a dog shot accidentally by his master while hunting on the 1864-08-12 [3]. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid
Although no public right of way leads to the summit, most of the mountain is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and can be freely traversed [4]. In England and Wales, public rights of way are paths on which the public have a legally protected right to pass and re-pass The freedom to roam, or everyman's right is a term describing the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land for recreation and Exercise The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 is a UK Act of Parliament which came into force on November 30, 2000.
External links
- Coity Mountain is at coordinates Coordinates:
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Coity Mountain and surrounding area
References
- ^ Coity Mountain, Wales. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Peakbagger. com.
- ^ Advisory Body Evaluation (1999-07-28). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (PDF), UNESCO. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16
- ^ Blaenavon Industrial Landscape: A Circular Walk including part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage site. Torfaen County Borough Council (2005). Education Secondary schools in the area are St Albans RC High School, Pontypool West Monmouth School, Pontypool Croesyceiliog School
- ^ 1:25,000 scale map of SO231079. Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government
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