St David’s Head
St David's Head is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Octapitaron (name in Ptolemaios)” and “St Davids Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coetan Arthur and Whitesands Bay.
Coetan Arthur
Archaeological site
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Coetan Arthur dolmen, also known as Arthur's Quoit is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber. It dates from around 3000 BC. The site, situated on the hillside close to St Davids Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales, is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow.
Whitesands Bay
Beach
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Whitesands Bay is a Blue Flag beach situated on the St David's peninsula in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. Whitesand Bay, on some maps, located 2 miles west of St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Justinian and St Davids.
St Justinian
Locality
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St Justinian is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. St Justinian is situated 1½ miles south of St David’s Head.
St Davids
St Davids is Britain's smallest city and home to Wales' most important cathedral. The city is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and is part of a cultural history area in Wales.
Caerfarchell
Hamlet
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Caerfarchell is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles northeast of St Davids, close by the A487 road. It is in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. Caerfarchell is situated 4½ miles east of St David’s Head.
St David’s Head
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“St David’s Head” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St David’s Head”
- Breton: “Penmaen Dewi”
- Cebuano: “St Davids Head”
- French: “cap de St David’s”
- French: “Cap de St David’s”
- Japanese: “セント・デイヴィッズ・ヘッド”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Penmaen Dewi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Davids Head”
- Polish: “St Davids Head”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Santo David”
- Swedish: “St Davids Head”
- Welsh: “Penmaen Dewi”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porth Melgan and Carn Porth-llong.
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