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St Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire

St Govan's Chapel is an early mediæval chapel near Bosherston, Pembrokeshire. The chapel was built across a gap in the cliffs at the rock cleft where St Gobhan (Abbot of Dairinis, Co. Wexford, d.586) was believed to have hidden and been miraculously saved from pirates. It is within the council area of Pembrokeshire.
CADW Grade I Listed 17980.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Pembrokeshire
Lat, Long: 51.598715,-4.936776
Grid Reference: SR 9670 9296
Community (Civil Parish): Stackpole and Castlemartin C
Council Area: Pembrokeshire CA
Police Area: Dyfed Powys PA
Devolved Legislature:  Welsh Assembly (Senedd)

GBPN ID: 320396
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Govan's_Chapel,_Pembrokeshire_320396

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