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Mynydd-y-Garreg

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Administration
Transport
Schools
Recreation
Notable residents
SSSI
References
External links

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Mynydd-y-garreg or Mynyddygarreg ('The mountain of the stone') is a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, West Wales, bordering the historical town of Kidwelly.

Administration

Mynydd-y-Garreg is in the Kidwelly community and shares a Mayor and an elected council, Kidwelly Town Council.

Transport

By road the village lies 1 km from the A484 road that connects Llanelli and Carmarthen. By rail Kidwelly railway station lies 4 km away by road. A bus service operates connecting to bus routes running through Kidwelly which allow passengers to travel to Llanelli, Carmarthen and Swansea amongst others.

Schools

The village has a Primary School, Ysgol Mynydd-y-Garreg School.

Recreation

The village was home to a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide recognised public house, The Prince of Wales.^[1]

The town has a local rugby union team called Mynydd-y-Garreg RFC. They have a training/playing ground with a clubhouse located in the village

Notable residents

The village is famous for being home to the late Welsh rugby union legend Ray Gravell. A road in the village had been named after him ^[2] and after his death serves as a reminder of one of the village's most famous residents. A sculpture erected in his honour at the Llanelli Scarlets' stadium Parc y Scarlets stands on a plinth made of stone quarried from the village.^[3]

SSSI

Smarts Quarry, a half-mile to the east of the village, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest notable for its fossil remains.^[4]^[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://carmarthencamra.mysite.orange.co.uk/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-08-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006181724/http://carmarthencamra.mysite.orange.co.uk/ |archivedate=2008-10-06 |df= }}
2. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3097415.stm
3. ^http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/08/16/scarlets-stadium-tribute-to-ray-91466-24450780/
4. ^{{cite web| url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=sssiwalPIndex,sssiwalIndex,backdropDIndex,backdropIndex,europeIndex,vmlBWIndex,25kBWIndex,50kBWIndex,250kBWIndex,miniscaleBWIndex,baseIndex&box=242312:208034:244192:209059&useDefaultbackgroundMapping=false|title=MAGIC Map Application|website=DEFRA MAGIC Map|publisher=DEFRA}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Site of Special Scientific Interest, Carmarthenshire, Smarts Quarry|url=https://naturalresources.wales/media/677232/sssi_0303_citation_en001.pdf|publisher=Natural Resources Wales}}

External links

[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2749839 photos of Mynydd-y-Garreg and surrounding area] from www.geograph.co.uk

2 : Kidwelly|Villages in Carmarthenshire

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