Whitesands Bay
Whitesands Bay is a Blue Flag beach situated on the St David's peninsula in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. Whitesand Bay, on some maps, located 2 miles west of St.Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: bay and beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Whitesand Bay” and “Whitesands Beach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St David’s Head and Carn Llidi.
St David’s Head
Peak
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St David's Head is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea.
Carn Llidi
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carn Llidi is a hill east of St David's Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Carn Llidi and its surrounding area is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Coetan Arthur
Archaeological site
Photo: Daeve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coetan Arthur 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 Pembrokeshire, Wales, is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. Coetan Arthur is situated 1 mile northwest of Whitesands Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Justinian and St Davids.
St Justinian
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Justinian is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.
St Davids
St Davids is Britain's smallest city and home to Wales' most important cathedral. The city is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and is part of a cultural history area in Wales.
Caerfarchell
Hamlet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caerfarchell is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles northeast of St Davids, close by the A487 road. It is in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. Caerfarchell is situated 4 miles east of Whitesands Bay.
Whitesands Bay
- Categories: bay and landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.89412° or 51° 53′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.29815° or 5° 17′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3PVPV2+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 729065164OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q7996233
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whitesands Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porth-mawr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porth-mawr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whitesands Bay i Pembrokeshire”
- Swedish: “Porth-mawr”
- Welsh: “Traeth Mawr, Sir Benfro”
- Welsh: “Traeth Porth Mawr”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menapia Roman Station and St Davids City Golf Club.
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