Welcome Pit
Welcome Pit is a locality in Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Welcome Pit is situated nearby to the locality Rat Island, as well as near the village Angle.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.
Sailors’ Chapel, Angle
Chapel
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sailors' Chapel, Seamen's Chapel or Fishermen's Chapel is a Grade I listed building in Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The chapel, which is dedicated to St Anthony, is located in the churchyard of St Mary's parish church.
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 2½ miles northeast of Welcome Pit.
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 3 miles northwest of Welcome Pit.
Welcome Pit
- Type: Locality
- Location: Angle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67684° or 51° 40′ 37″ northLongitude
-5.11835° or 5° 7′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3PMVGJ+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5448973171OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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