It was another beautiful clear and
calm day filled with stunning coastal views. From Ceibwr Bay the coast was
marked by a number of natural arches the largest of these being the Witches
Cauldron, a collapsed sea cave.
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| Pool at entrance to Witches Cauldron |
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| View of Witches Cauldron - a collapsed sea cave |
The path then climbed above the
cliffs of Traeth Cell-Howell where we then walked along a pleasant high-level
promenade through the bracken.
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| Looking south towards Cemaes Head in the background |
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| Looking south from near Ceibwr Bay |
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| Looking north across Traeth Cell-Howel |
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| The path crossing Pen Cafnau towards Newport Sands |
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| Great view from our lunch stop |
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| View south toward Newport Sands |
From here the path followed along the edge of the Afon Nyfer estuary before crossing a bridge to reach Newport and Parrog. Newport is misnamed as the town was founded in 1197 and contains many old buildings including a castle.
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| Looking towards bridge over Afon Nyfer |
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| Pilgrim's Stepping Stones across Afon Nyfer |
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| Looking out across the tidal marsh near Parrog |
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| Boats and lifeboat station at Parrog |
We finished the day off by taking a short detour off the path to view the burial chamber known as Carreg Coetan Arthur. This 5000 years old Neolithic tomb consists of a large capstone supported by two of the four surviving upright stones. The stones would have originally been covered with earth however this has eroded away.
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| Carreg Coetan Arthur |
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