Paula J James
St Catherine's Island, Tenby
St Catherine's Island is a small tidal island linked to Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales, by Castle Beach at low tide. The island, which is known colloquially as St Catherine's Rock, is the location of St Catherine's Fort. The area directly in front of the island is known as the Catterns.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Earl of Pembroke (“Jasper”, the uncle of Henry VII) was the owner of St Catherine’s Island. Later, the ownership passed to the Corporation of Tenby, which took possession of a number of crown lands. It is recorded in 1856 that a few sheep inhabited the island. An observer described them as “half wild sure footed creatures that run, turn and look, run again and leap from crag to crag almost with the agility of the Alpine Chamois”.
For many centuries a tiny church was the only building on the Island. The remains of the church were demolished when the fort was constructed in 1867.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catherine's_Island
This photograph was featured in the Western Mail's Postcards from Wales feature on the 6 January 2015.
St Catherine's Island, Tenby
St Catherine's Island is a small tidal island linked to Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales, by Castle Beach at low tide. The island, which is known colloquially as St Catherine's Rock, is the location of St Catherine's Fort. The area directly in front of the island is known as the Catterns.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Earl of Pembroke (“Jasper”, the uncle of Henry VII) was the owner of St Catherine’s Island. Later, the ownership passed to the Corporation of Tenby, which took possession of a number of crown lands. It is recorded in 1856 that a few sheep inhabited the island. An observer described them as “half wild sure footed creatures that run, turn and look, run again and leap from crag to crag almost with the agility of the Alpine Chamois”.
For many centuries a tiny church was the only building on the Island. The remains of the church were demolished when the fort was constructed in 1867.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catherine's_Island
This photograph was featured in the Western Mail's Postcards from Wales feature on the 6 January 2015.