Thorn Island
Thorn Island is an island in Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Thorn Island is situated nearby to the village Angle, as well as near the locality South Hook Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thorne Island and Chapel Bay Fort.
Thorne Island
Island
Photo: Thorne17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thorne Island is a rocky islet and part of the community of Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, with an area of 2 acres, dominated by a coastal artillery fort built to defend the Milford Haven Waterway in the mid-19th century.
Chapel Bay Fort
Ruins
Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Bay Fort is located on the southern shore of the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The fort is approximately 1 mile from the village of Angle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angle and South Hook Fort.
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.
South Hook Fort
Locality
Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Hook Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, 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. South Hook Fort is situated 2 miles northeast of Thorn Island.
Dale
Village
Photo: Izzy Johnson, Public domain.
Dale is a small village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located on the peninsula which forms the northern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway. Dale is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thorn Island.
Thorn Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Angle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69187° or 51° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.11775° or 5° 7′ 4″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C3PMVRJ+PVGeoNames ID
13285478
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