Day 6 - Afternoon and Evening at St Govan's Head, with a Church in Between
After the excitement of the otters we drove across to St Govan's Head, a headland used a lot by climbers. There is a small stone deserted chapel situated in a rocky cove next to the headland. This dates from the 13th century and is supposed to lie over the cave where St Govan dwelt. One story says that he came over from Ireland to visit St David. On the way he was chased by pirates into this cove where the cliff opened up allowing him to squeeze to safety through a fissure. In gratitude to the place he stayed here as a hermit for the rest of his life to warn the local inhabitants of pirate attack. Another legend says that St Govan is Gawaine, one of the knights of King Arthur who went into retreat later in life. There were two wells here at one time, one of which was a holy well but they are now both dry. We broke away from St Govan's to visit the strange 13th century church of St Petrox near Stackpole, but returned for a fantastic sunset. View from St Govan's Head...