Strumble Head

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Headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales

title: "Strumble Head" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["air-traffic-control-in-the-united-kingdom", "cardigan-bay", "headlands-of-pembrokeshire", "transatlantic-flight"] description: "Headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strumble_Head" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales ::

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Strumble Head () is a rocky headland in the community of Pencaer in Pembrokeshire, Wales, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It marks the southern limit of Cardigan Bay. Three islands lie off the head: Ynys Meicel – 112 ft – Ynys Onnen and Carreg Onnen.

Headland

Strumble Head, which is on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, comprises part of the Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest and is one of the best sites in Britain to view cetaceans, particularly the porpoise which can be spotted in the tidal races around the headland with modest binoculars. Public cetacean watches are frequently organized by the Goodwick-based local marine wildlife conservationist Sea Trust. Seals can often be spotted. A wartime experimental microwave transmitter site was converted as a shelter for wildlife fans and was opened by Bill Oddie in 1988. As well as marine mammals, the headland is a particularly good place to observe the passage of migrating birds, especially during the period from the end of July through to November.

The adjacent coast has been the site of numerous shipwrecks. In 2003, a French shipwreck, possibly from the battle of Fishguard, was found nearby. The Bardse of the Pile of Fowdrey was wrecked off Strumble Head on 3 October 1763 laden with a cargo of iron and copper from Wicklow bound for Chepstow. In 1915, the barque Calburga, one of Canada's last square rigged sailing ships, was lost. The crew were able to get to safety on their lifeboat, leaving a dispersed area of wreckage, which remains off the coast 1 mile (1500 metres) south-west of the lighthouse.

The headland gives its name to Strumble Head Lighthouse on the island of Ynys Meicel, and Strumble VOR, a way-point in many transatlantic flights.

References

References

  1. "Sea Trust".
  2. "Places to Visit".
  3. Mark Rowe. (25 May 2016). "Walk of the Month: Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire".
  4. Elfyn Pugh. "Sea-watching at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire".
  5. (10 November 2004). "Divers find French invasion wreck".
  6. London Gazette No. 10356, Page 5b, 11 October 1763.
  7. "Calburga, maritime record".
  8. "UK Navaids Gallery - Strumble STU VOR/DME".

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