St David's
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The smallest city in Britain has been a place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages, when two pilgrimages to St David's equalled one to Rome. David, the Welsh patron saint, established a monastery here in the sixth century which flourished despite Viking raids.
Following the Norman conquest, David was canonised and a cathedral was built on the site of his monastery.
This was enlarged and embellished over the centuries to create the present magnificent building. Alongside the cathedral in the valley of the River Alun are the impressive ruins of the 14th century St David's Bishop's Palace.
Locations of Interest
- St David's Head
- SM 730 280 The footings are still in place of a World War One submarine listening post. This was a hydrophone station which would attempt to locate and identify submarines entering the Irish Sea. Back to map
- Whitesands Bay
- SM 732270 On the Whitesands road, at Emlych Farm, is a small memorial. Back to map
- Tŵr y Felin
- SM 756 250 Close to the old windmill was a Second World War HFDF directional radio aerial - a three-storey timber tower protected by a blast wall. Back to map
Information from: Dyfed Archaeological Trust
- RAF ST DAVIDS
- Open brick walled enclosure. Octagonal plan concrete floor, fair-faced brick with projecting headers at corners. Walls approx. 5 ft high, entrance in northern wall. Back to map
- COETAN ARTHUR;ST DAVID'S HEAD
- The remains of a chambered tomb, consisting of one large upright supporting a large capstone, 4m x 2m, whose other end rests on the ground. Located on the coast near St Davids Head. NC 2004. Back to map
- CLAWDD Y MILWYR;ST DAVID'S HEAD;WARRIOR'S DYKE
- The remains of six prehistoric hut circles. MRP 2008. Back to map
- CARN LLIDI
- Remains of a chamber, consisting of a capstone 2m x 2.2m x 0.6m, resting on an upright sidestone 1m high and sloping down to the northeast where it rests on a collapsed sidestone and a few other smaller boulders. NC 2004. Back to map
- CARN LLIDI
- Located 1.8m to the east of PRN 2626. Remains of a chamber consisting of a displaced capstone, 1.7m x 1.3m x 0.35m, supported by the most southerly upright. Three uprights survive with gaps for possibly 2 or 3 more stones. NC 2004. Back to map
- PENMAEN DEWI
- Sub-circular enclosure c. 22m diameter. The wall to the enclosure consists of widely-spaced boulders. On the down-slope, S side, the walling sits on a distinct lynchet. Function unknown - settlement or animal pound? KM, DAT, 1997 Back to map
- PENMAEN DEWI
- This lynchet was difficult to characterise in 1997 due to gorse and heather cover. It was recorded by Professor Grimes in 1960 as a lynchet. KM, DAT, 1997 Back to map
- PENMAEN DEWI
- This lynchet was difficult to characterise in 1997 due to dense gorse and heather cover. KM, DAT, 1997 Back to map
- PENMAEN DEWI
- A substantial hut-like structure. The walling stands to over 1m high and is up to 1m wide. Rubble built. Sub-rectangular in plan5m x 4m. It may be that the prehistoric boundary wall 34279 curves around this structure. KM, DAT, 1997 Back to map
- CARN LLIDI
- Sub-circular enclosure comprising an enclosing wall of earth and boulders up to 1mhigh. Its function is uncertain - settlement or pound? It is not related to any of the boundaries on Carn Llidi. KM, DAT, 1997 Back to map
