Caldey Island UK
Caldey Island - Landsat Image (N-30-50_2000)
Caldey Island - Map
Caldey Island lies off of the southwestern coast of Wales. Small in size, but rich in history. The island is about 3-miles from the city of Tenby. It has a small population besides the 30 or so monks that live on the island. I came across a few interesting links that will give you a great deal of information. The first site is the official Caldey Island website. It gives you a very complete picture of this interesting island. The next link is about Welsh holidays and Caldey Island has it's own web page. Their are other links, but I'm sure the two I've given you will be sufficient to get you started.
Caldey Island (51°38'N., 4°41'W.), 56m high, lies 1 mile SE of Giltar Point. It is mostly bounded by cliffs of moderate height, the highest being on the S and NE sides. A prominent monastery, with a round tower, stands near the center of the island. A main light is shown from a conspicuous tower, 16m high, standing near the SE end of the island.
Offing Patches, consisting of several small areas of foul ground, lies within 1 mile of the S side of the island and has a least depth of 6.8m. Drift Rock, with a least depth of 9.1m, lies about 1.3 miles SE of the light and the tidal current, setting W, occasionally causes a considerable sea over this rock.
A ledge of rocky shoals, with a least depth of 3.7m, fronts the E side of the island. Spaniel Shoal, the E and outer of these dangers, lies about 0.5 mile E of the E end of the island and is marked by a buoy.
Eel Spit, a rocky ridge, extends about 0.3 mile N from the N extremity of the island and has a least depth of 1.8m. Highcliff Bank, with a least depth of 1.9m, extends 0.8 mile N from the N side of the island and is marked by a buoy.
St. Margaret’s Island, bounded by cliffs, lies 0.2 mile W of the NW end of Caldey Island to which it is connected by a drying reef.
(SD Pub-142)
