Mountains & hills · South Wales
St David's Head
Also known as: Penmaen Dewi
St David's Head — Named summit at 109 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St David's Head is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Penmaen Dewi. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 109 m.". Coordinates: 51.9030°, -5.3127°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St David's Head (Welsh: Penmaen Dewi) is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. It is noted for its wildflowers and wildlife, and for the remains of ancient human settlement. The headland and its immediate hinterland are owned by the National Trust, and are accessible to the public by foot via the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. The westernmost point of mainland Wales, Pen Dal-aderyn, is located just to the south of St David's Head.
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Background
History
There are a number of ancient monuments showing signs of early occupation, including an Iron Age cliff fort, prehistoric settlements, a prehistoric defensive wall, signs of various neolithic field systems and Coetan Arthur (Arthur’s Quoit) burial chamber. Described in a Roman survey of the known world in 140 AD (Ptolemy's Geography) as the 'Promontory of the Eight Perils' (Οκταπιταρον Ακρον - Oktapitaron Akron - in Ptolemy's original Greek). Tarleton, a slaver of 400 tons burthen, foundered on 28 November 1788 off St David's Head on her fourth slaving voyage from Liverpool to Africa. Her crew was saved. In 1793, Sir Richard Colt Hoare said in his "Journal of a Tour of South Wales":…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9030, -5.3127
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Postcode
- SA62 6PS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Sources
- osm: n2345995603 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: St David's Head (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St David's Head-by-Cered.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St David's Head?
- St David's Head is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA62 6PS), in the parish of St. David's and the Cathedral Close.
- Is St David's Head free to visit?
- Yes, St David's Head is free to enter.
- How do I get to St David's Head?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA62 6PS. It sits within the Mid and South Pembrokeshire parliamentary constituency.