Linney Head

Linney Head is a locality in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales. Linney Head is situated nearby to the locality Linney Down, as well as near Hanging Tar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlemartin and Rhoscrowther.

Castlemartin

Village

Photo: Dave, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castlemartin is a village and parish in the community of Stackpole and Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The village is on a sandstone ridge, 5 miles southwest of Pembroke, 4 miles southeast of Angle, and reached on the B4319 road. Castlemartin is situated 2½ miles northeast of Linney Head.

Rhoscrowther

Village

Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhoscrowther was a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales on the south shore of the Milford Haven Waterway. The placename is Welsh and perhaps means "crwth-player's moor". It is part of the community of Angle. Rhoscrowther is situated 4 miles north of Linney Head.

Angle

Village

Photo: Jeremy Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Angle is a village, parish and community on the southern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village school has closed, as has the village shop.but the building is in construction so it could reopen in the near future as of summer 2026 There is a bus link to Pembroke railway station. Angle is situated 4½ miles north of Linney Head.

Linney Head

Type: Locality
Category: cape
Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.62083° or 51° 37′ 15″ north

Longitude

-5.06064° or 5° 3′ 38″ west

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

9C3PJWCQ+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9629775654

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2644442

Wikidata ID

Q24640625

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Linney Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Linney Head”
Swedish: “Linney Head”
Welsh: “Penrhyn Linney”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Linney Down and Hanging Tar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frainslake Sands and Mount Sion Cover.

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