Great Castle Head

Great Castle Head is a cape in , , . Great Castle Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thorne Island and Dale Fort.

Island
is a rocky islet and part of the community of , , with an area of 2 acres, dominated by a coastal artillery fort built to defend the in the mid-19th century.

Castle
is a mid-19th-century coastal artillery fort at Dale Head, a rocky promontory near , west of in . It is one of the centres run by Field Studies Council and offers residential and non-residential fieldwork for schools, colleges and universities, holiday accommodation and professional and leisure courses in natural history and arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Hook Fort and St Ishmaels.

Locality
, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, , is a Grade II* listed building which belongs to a series of forts built as part of the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.

Village
or St Ishmael's is a village, parish and community close to the in , Wales.

is a small village on the southwest coast. It has a large beach with clean red 'Sandy Haven' sand, which leads up to a tidal creek. There is a carpark adjoining the beach.

Great Castle Head

Latitude
51.71045° or 51° 42′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.11578° or 5° 6′ 57″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Open location code
9C3PPV6M+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6733542160
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2648139
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