Llangolman

infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name=Llangolman
constituency_welsh_assembly=
map_type=
official_name= Llangolman
unitary_wales= Pembrokeshire
lieutenancy_wales= Dyfed
constituency_westminster= Preseli Pembrokeshire
post_town= LLANGOLMAN|postcode_district = SA66
postcode_area= SA |dial_code= 01437
os_grid_reference= SN125264
population=
population= Llangolman ( _cy. Llangolman) is a village and parish on the southern flank of the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community of Mynachlog-ddu

Llangolman lies in a historic landscape near the upper part of the valley of the Eastern Cleddau and its tributaries. The surrounding area is riddled with steep wooded valleys, presumably cut during one of the recent ice ages. The village itself sits on a plateau where two valleys meet, the Eastern Cleddau and a tributary that originates near the small village of Llandelio. The underlining geology is comprised of large quantities of slate and small amounts of sandstone. Evidence of glaciation is also seen from large banks of gravel sited to the east of the village which form deep drainage seeps from which discharges excellent spring water.

The valley sides have largely been saved from deforestation due to their steepness and some evidence of old forest exists along the western side of the Llandelio tributary. Otters have been seen in the rivers. Of historical interest is a surviving and working hydraulic ram that pumps water to the local farm called Ffynnon Sampson.

External links

* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Llangolman/index.html Llangolman on Genuki]
* [http://www.acadat.com/HLC/Preseli/area/area266.htm Cadw Description of Area]