St David’s Head

St David's Head is a headland in the , southwest , which marks the divide between the and the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 358 feet
  • Description: headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Octapitaron (name in Ptolemaios)” and “St Davids Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitesands Bay and Carn Llidi.

Beach
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is a Blue Flag beach situated on the St David's peninsula in the , Wales. Whitesand Bay, on some maps, located 2 miles west of St.

Peak
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is a hill east of in , . and its surrounding area is part of the .

Archaeological site
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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 , , is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Davids and St Justinian.

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is Britain's smallest city and home to ' most important cathedral. The city is in the , and is part of a cultural history area in Wales.

Locality
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is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of , , in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.

St David’s Head

Latitude
51.903° or 51° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
-5.3127° or 5° 18′ 46″ west
Elevation
358 feet (109 metres)
Open location code
9C3PWM3P+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2345995603
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q6976894
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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”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rhosson Ganol and Treleddyd-fawr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St David’s Head Hillfort and Carn Llidi Chambered Tomb.

Pembrokeshire: Must-Visit Destinations

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