Pentyrch
Garth Mountain
Background InformationGarth Mountain is the first mountain you encounter on your way from the South Wales coast going North. It lies in the Taff Vale with the village of Pentyrch on one side. The Garth has a number of tumuli on its top. These date from the early to middle bronze age, around 2000 BC. They are burial sites.
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A book was written about "Ffynnon Garw" which was
made into a film 'The Englishman who went up a hill and came down
a mountain'. The location of Ffynnon Garw rather implies it is The
Garth. This story is a good one but fictional. Click on the DVD above to see the details of the film starring Hugh Grant which you can buy from Amazon. Click below for the book. |
Views of and from the GarthAn excellent book on the natural history of the Garth is The
Garth Countryside by Mary E Gillham. Video of Tumuli
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The
Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain