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Pen-y-cae

hamlet · Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend

WelshAI-generated

The name means 'top of the quarry' or 'top of the pit'. It is composed of the Welsh words 'pen' (top, head, end) and 'cae' (field, enclosure, quarry).

Word origins

Pen
Welshtop, head, end(from pen "head, top")
cae
Welshfield, enclosure, quarry(from cae "field, enclosure")