Carreg Wastad Point
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Carreg Wastad Point is a coastal headland in Pembrokeshire, Wales, historically notable as the landing site of the French forces during the 1797 Fishguard invasion, often called the last invasion of Britain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal headland
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ |
| access | public coastal footpaths ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Fishguard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French landing in Wales ⓘ |
| category |
Headlands of Pembrokeshire
ⓘ
Invasions of the British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Military history of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastType | rocky Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | local historical markers ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Pembrokeshire County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Carreg Wastad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of failed French invasion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
coastal path ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Fishguard invasion of 1797
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
last invasion of Britain ⓘ |
| hasTopography | rocky headland ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Dinas Head
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fishguard Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| isSiteOf | historical interpretation boards ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
coast of Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north coast of Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| militaryHistoryRole | invasion landing site ⓘ |
| near |
Fishguard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goodwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Strumble Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Cardigan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pembrokeshire Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a national park ⓘ |
| region | southwest Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Pembrokeshire Coast Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal walking
ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ |
| wasLandingSiteFor |
French forces in 1797
ⓘ
French invasion force under Colonel William Tate ⓘ |
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