4-GALLERIES-NORTH COAST
4 - WHITESANDS - ST DOGMAELS
The Path in this area passes through an increasingly rugged coast , as it moves to its highest point - 575ft- on Cemaes Head.
There are lots of long lonely stretches / most buildings are inland / out of reach of the winter gales / with plenty of steep climbs .
Although the heights attained are not great , the sheer cliffs which plunge straight into the sea make the views impressive.
The toughest section is the last , or the first if travelling - north to south , between Newport - St Dogmaels.
Beaches :- Whitesands , Newport Sands , Poppit Sands.
COAST GEOLOGY :-
Tectonic plate activity , 400 million years ago , (Acadian Orogeny ) .
Created the folding and faulting in the rock strata / visible around the coast in the North of Pembrokeshire.
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The North Pembrokeshire coast is predominantly Ordovician sedimentary and Ordovician Volcanic - ( ORDOVICIAN PERIOD - 440 / 495 million years ).
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