Coity Mountain
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Coity Mountain (also spelled Coety Mountain, Welsh: Mynydd Coety) is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain.[1] The summit is also known as Twyn Ffynhonnau Goerion. Some 2 km (1 mi) to the southeast lies a major subsidiary top of the hill, Mynydd Varteg Fawr (549m) at the southeastern end of whose broad ridge is a trig point at 544m. A few hundred metres to the southeast of this summit is a memorial known as the Dog Stone which commemorates Carlo the Red Setter, a dog shot accidentally by his master while hunting on the 12 August 1864. Co-ordinates for the Dog Stone 51.45'15.58N 3.05'08.81W.[2] Other notable tops include those of Mulfran (524m) (Welsh for cormorant, pronounced 'mill-vran') which overlooks the town of Brynmawr and Mynydd James immediately east of the town of Blaina.
Coity Mountain | |
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Mynydd Coety | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
Prominence | 231 m (758 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn, Dewey, council top (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent) |
Geography | |
Location | Torfaen / Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
Parent range | Brecon Beacons (outlier) |
OS grid | SO231079 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 161 |
Much of the mountain, including the summit is included in the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site,[3] and a labyrinth of coal mines, including Big Pit National Coal Museum lies under the mountain.