# Ceibwr Bay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ceibwr_Bay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ceibwr_Bay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceibwr_Bay > Source revision: 1252361579 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Bay in Pembrokeshire, west Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|Ceibwr Bay, looking north across the entrance to Ceibwr Cove '''Ceibwr Bay''' ({{langx|cy|Bae Ceibwr}}) is a [bay](/source/bay) opening into the [Irish Sea](/source/Irish_Sea) in [Pembrokeshire](/source/Pembrokeshire), west [Wales](/source/Wales). It is about 7 km west of [Cardigan](/source/Cardigan%2C_Ceredigion), and 3 km south of the headland of [Cemaes Head](/source/Cemaes_Head). A part of it known as the Moyle is owned by the [National Trust](/source/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty),{{Cite web|url=https://newportpembs.co.uk/articles/ceibwr-bay-moylegrove-near-newport-pembs.php|title=Ceibwr Bay at Moylegrove near Newport Pembrokeshire | NewportPembs|website=newportpembs.co.uk}} and lies within the [Pembrokeshire Coast National Park](/source/Pembrokeshire_Coast_National_Park) and on the [Pembrokeshire Coast Path](/source/Pembrokeshire_Coast_Path). ==Geology== thumb|Cliffs of Penyrafr, viewed from Ceibwr Bay The elevated landscape at Ceibwr Bay is made up of spectacular [cliff folds](/source/Fold_(geology)), part of the Nant Ceibwr valley leading through the village of [Moylegrove](/source/Moylegrove), originally formed by [glacial erosion](/source/glacial_erosion). The river runs out into the Irish Sea through Ceibwr Bay. The [Ceibwr Bay Fault](/source/Ceibwr_Bay_Fault) is a WSW-ENE-trending [fault zone](/source/Fault_(geology)), that extends from the coast at Ceibwr Bay at its western end to the coast at [Aberporth](/source/Aberporth) at its eastern end.{{cite web|url=http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/8761/1/IR05011.pdf|title=The geology of the Qinetiq/Ministry of Defence firing range at Aberporth, Ceredigion|last=Sheppard|first=T.H.|year=2005|work=Geological Survey Internal Report, IR/05/011|publisher=British geological Survey|pages=1–6|accessdate=17 December 2010}}{{cite book|last1=Brenchley|first1=P.J.|last2=Rushton|first2=A.W.A|last3=Howells|first3=M. |author4=Cave R.|editor=Brenchley P.J. & Rawson P.F.|title=The geology of England and Wales|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-6gqvAbdS-MC&dq=ceibwr+bay+fault&pg=PA64|accessdate=17 December 2010|edition=2|year=2006|publisher=Geological Society|location=London|isbn=978-1-86239-200-7|page=64|chapter=Cambrian and Ordovician: the early Palaeozoic tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Welsh Basin, Midland and Monian Terranes of Eastern Avalonia }} ==Features== thumb|Ceibwr Cove and former harbour; Ceibwr Bay beyond Ceibwr Bay is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is owned by the National Trust. The landscape is a significant bird habitat (gulls, fulmar, shag, cormorant and chough) and its natural environment and geological features attract nature lovers and coasteerers.{{cite news|publisher=BBC News|title=Adventure sports hub plan angers nature lovers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gykrxm4zo|date=3 August 2024|author=Alec Scourfield|access-date=4 August 2024}} Accessed by the Pembrokeshire Coast Path (part of the [Wales Coast Path](/source/Wales_Coast_Path)), its cliff-tops afford sightings of [bottlenose dolphin](/source/bottlenose_dolphin)s and [Atlantic grey seals](/source/Gray_Seal).{{cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshirecoastpath.com |title=Pembrokeshire Coast Path |publisher=Celtic Trails: UK Walking Holidays |access-date=24 August 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204171900/http://www.pembrokeshirecoastpath.com/ |archive-date=4 December 2000 |df=dmy-all }} To the south of the bay is the Witches' Cauldron (''Pwll-y-wrach''), a collapsed cave. Ceibwr Cove has a small stony beach beside the outflow of Nant Ceibwr{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority: Ceibwr/Moylegrove|url=http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/apps/witp/default.asp?level=4&WalkID=50|accessdate=18 March 2015}} and was once a port serving [Moylegrove](/source/Moylegrove) and the surrounding area.{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire Coast National Park: Ceibwr to Pwll-y-Wrach|url=http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/Files/files/Walk%20PDF/gentle_strolls/english/ceibwr_pwllywrach.pdf|accessdate=18 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Wales Coast Path: short walks|url=http://www.walescoastpath.gov.uk/explore_by_area/pembrokeshire/short_walks.aspx|accessdate=18 March 2015}} ==See also== * [Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation](/source/Cardigan_Bay_Special_Area_of_Conservation) ==References== {{reflist}} {{coord|52|04|06|N|4|44|52|W|region:GB_type:city|display=title}} Category:Cardigan Bay Category:Bays of Pembrokeshire Category:National Trust properties in Wales Category:Nature reserves in Pembrokeshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ceibwr Bay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceibwr_Bay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceibwr_Bay?action=history)). 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