Dale Fort
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Julian Cremona, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: enquiries.df@field-studies-council.org
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade II listed building in Pembrokeshire. Situated on Dale Point, the promontory extending E into the Haven, some 1.5 km ESE of Dale.
- Address: Haverfordwest
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Blockhouse Fort and Church of St Ishmael.
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 1 mile south of Dale Fort.
Church of St Ishmael
Church
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Ishmael is situated 1 mile north of Dale Fort.
Dale Castle
Building
Photo: Dara Jasumani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dale Castle is a 13th-century castle located close to the village of Dale in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In 1910, part of the castle was removed and other parts were incorporated into a new private dwelling house, built in the style of a fortified manor house. Dale Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Dale Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dale and Marloes.
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.
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 3 miles northwest of Dale 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. Angle is situated 3 miles southeast of Dale Fort.
Dale Fort
- Categories: artillery fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dale, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70279° or 51° 42′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.15114° or 5° 9′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3PPR3X+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1050243834OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5210442
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In Other Languages
“Dale Fort” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Dale Fort”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dale Fort pier and Castle Beach.
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