1.4 - FRESHWATER EAST - STACKPOLE QUAY
Distance about 3 miles .
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Freshwater East has a Fine Beach / Sand dunes .
As at Manorbier, Fossils can be found in the pebbles on the beach.
The path climbs away from the beach to Trewent Point , with views in all directions .
The path to Greenala is strenuous as it follows an undulating landscape , the route climbs in and out of a number of valleys.
The path cuts across a bank / rampart of Greenala fort . One of many coastal promontory forts / occupied for hundreds years / during the Iron Age (500BC - 100AD ).
Then Fine coastal walking , to Stackpole Quay , built in the 18C , in an old limestone quarry , to export limestone . The ubiquitous limekiln is nearby.
The Cliffs change colour from the Red Sandstones to the Grey Carboniferous Limestones , just before Stackpole Quay.
Car Parks - Freshwater East , Stackpole Quay (NT).
Bus - "Coastal Cruiser" , visits most car parks , as far as West Angle (see links page).
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Freshwater East has a Fine Beach / Sand dunes .
As at Manorbier, Fossils can be found in the pebbles on the beach.
The path climbs away from the beach to Trewent Point , with views in all directions .
The path to Greenala is strenuous as it follows an undulating landscape , the route climbs in and out of a number of valleys.
The path cuts across a bank / rampart of Greenala fort . One of many coastal promontory forts / occupied for hundreds years / during the Iron Age (500BC - 100AD ).
Then Fine coastal walking , to Stackpole Quay , built in the 18C , in an old limestone quarry , to export limestone . The ubiquitous limekiln is nearby.
The Cliffs change colour from the Red Sandstones to the Grey Carboniferous Limestones , just before Stackpole Quay.
Car Parks - Freshwater East , Stackpole Quay (NT).
Bus - "Coastal Cruiser" , visits most car parks , as far as West Angle (see links page).