St David's Head
Description
St Davids Head is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, in southwest Wales. This headland is considered the southern limit of the Irish Sea in Wales. To the south is the Celtic Sea.Northwest of the cathedral city of St David's and jutting into the Irish Sea, St Davids Head marks the southern extremity of the large Cardigan Bay. To the south are Whitesands Bay, Ramsey Sound and St Brides Bay. The headland and its immediate hinterland are owned by the National Trust.Described in a Roman survey of the known world in 140 AD as the 'Promontory of the Eight Perils' . There are magnificent views in all directions: to the north, the wide expanse of the Irish Sea; to the west, the Bishops and Clerks rocks; to the south, Whitesands Bay to Ramsey Sound and Ramsey Island; and to the east, the slopes of the large rocky outcrop known as Carn Llidi.
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