- Strumble Head
Strumble Head (Welsh: "Pen Strwmbl") is a rocky headland of
Pen Caer in northPembrokeshire ,Wales .It is home to
Strumble Head Lighthouse and gives its name to Strumble VOR, a way point in many trans-atlantic flights. [ [http://www.trevord.com/navaids/stu.htm UK Navaids Gallery - Strumble STU VOR/DME ] ]Strumble Head is one of the best sites in Britain to view
cetaceans particularly theporpoise which can be spotted in the tidal races around the headland with modest binoculars. Public cetacean watches are frequently organized bySea Trust . [ [http://blog.seatrust.org.uk Sea Trust ] ] Seals can often be spotted in the waters beneath the light house. A wartime lookout post was converted for use by the public as a shelter from the wind for wildlife fans and was opened byBill Oddie . [ [http://www.coastalcottages.co.uk/cottages-north-west-pembrokeshire.asp Cottages North West Pembrokeshire Wales Uk - Coastal Cottages Pembrokeshire ] ]A few hundred metres out to sea are two small uninhabited islands, Ynys Onnen and Carreg Onnen, which were put up for sale in 2004. [ [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14412644&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=for-sale--a--little-welsh-island-des-res-name_page.html For Sale: a little Welsh island des res - icWales ] ]
A French shipwreck, possibly from the
Last invasion of Britain was found nearby in 2003. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3999895.stm BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Divers find French invasion wreck ] ]External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2726218 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Strumble Head and surrounding area]
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