The Preseli Mountains
Jon Gower, writer and keen walker of the Welsh mountains, explores unique features of each of Wales's five ranges, reflecting on what they mean to the people who live among them.
Jon Gower, writer and keen walker of the Welsh mountains, explores the unique characteristics of each of Wales's five ranges and reflects on what they mean to the people who live among them.
For many people, Wales is synonymous with its mountains. They occupy a unique place in the country's ancient mythology, its history and its culture, defining who rules the country, who lives in it, and how they survive. But each of the mountain ranges of Wales has its own unique character. In this series of The Essay, Jon Gower paints a detailed portrait of the landscape of these higher places, and in doing so, explores how theyβve shaped the country's psyche.
In βThe Preseli Mountainsβ, Jon explores the most mystical range of mountains, which are barely mountains, though the highest of them, Foel Cwmcerwyn, stands tall and sentinel enough to have guided the sailors of west Wales safely to shore. On a clear day you can see not only the patterned field tapestries of Pembrokeshire β shot through with the gold threads of gorse hedges β but also nine other Welsh counties, and the charcoal edge of Ireland across the sea.
Producer: Megan Jones for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales
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