1.1 - AMROTH - TENBY SOUTH
St Catherine's Island
St Catherine's Island (Ynys Catrin).
Named after a Chapel built to the Saint of Spinners and Weavers.
Ruins of a chapel removed and replaced with the present fortification / Built between 1867 - 1870 / a Palmerston folly / One of a number of forts built for Milford Havens Defence / Three guns were mounted on the roof / 6 Guns firing through iron shields in casemates / barrack accommodation for 150 men / Island sold in 1907 for £500
A zoo in the 1970's. No access to the Island.
Named after a Chapel built to the Saint of Spinners and Weavers.
Ruins of a chapel removed and replaced with the present fortification / Built between 1867 - 1870 / a Palmerston folly / One of a number of forts built for Milford Havens Defence / Three guns were mounted on the roof / 6 Guns firing through iron shields in casemates / barrack accommodation for 150 men / Island sold in 1907 for £500
A zoo in the 1970's. No access to the Island.
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5565
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SN 137.005
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