HMS Barking
HMS Barking is a disaster remains in Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales. HMS Barking is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cobbler’s Hole, as well as near the historic building West Blockhouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Blockhouse Fort and Dale Fort.
West Blockhouse Fort
Fort
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Blockhouse Fort is a mid-19th century coastal artillery fort at West Blockhouse Point, a rocky headland near Dale, Pembrokeshire, to the west of Milford Haven in Wales. West Blockhouse Fort is situated 2,800 feet east of HMS Barking.
Dale Fort
Castle
Photo: Julian Cremona, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dale Fort is a mid-19th-century coastal artillery fort at Dale Head, a rocky promontory near Dale, Pembrokeshire, west of Milford Haven in Wales. 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. Dale Fort is situated 1¼ miles northeast of HMS Barking.
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. Thorne Island is situated 2½ miles east of HMS Barking.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dale and St Ishmaels.
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.
St Ishmaels
Village
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ishmaels or St Ishmael's is a village, parish and community close to the Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St Ishmaels is situated 2½ miles northeast of HMS Barking.
Marloes
Village
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marloes is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the Marloes Peninsula 7 miles west of Milford Haven and forms the western tip of the southern shore of St Brides Bay. Marloes is situated 3½ miles north of HMS Barking.
HMS Barking
- Type: Disaster remains
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dale, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.68723° or 51° 41′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.17024° or 5° 10′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3PMRPH+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6765092739OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
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