St. Govan’s Head
St. Govan’s Head is a cape in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Govan’s Chapel and St Michael and All Angels‘ Church.
St Govan’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Anthony Gostling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Govan's Chapel is a chapel located at St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire in south west Wales. Built into the side of a limestone cliff, the building measures 20 by 12 feet with walls constructed from limestone, and consists of two chambers, one in the front and one in the back.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freshwater East and Pembroke.
Freshwater East
Photo: Jennyvince, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freshwater East is a village on the coast of Pembrokeshire in South Wales with an attractive sandy bay. It grew up as a beach resort in the 20th century, and later its surroundings became open access land with dunes, woodland and wetlands.
Pembroke
Photo: Mark Jones, CC BY 2.0.
Pembroke is an historic town in south-west Wales features a number of historic buildings, town walls, complexes and Pembroke Castle which was the birthplace of Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII of England.
Bosherston
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosherston is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Bosherston has a population of approximately 300, with a pub and a café serving light refreshments during the summer.
St. Govan’s Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5963° or 51° 35′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.9261° or 4° 55′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3QH3WF+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6711048352OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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