St Justinian (or St Justinian's[1] or St Justinians; Welsh: Porth Stinan) is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.
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Name
editThe area is named for Stinan (later Anglicised to Justinian),[2] a 6th-7th century monk who was a contemporary of St David. Legend says that he was murdered by beheading and that his skull had miraculous properties.[3]
Description
editThere is a small harbour, Porthstinan, housing the current St Davids Lifeboat Station, two former lifeboat stations and a private residence. The harbour is used for boat trips to Ramsey Island,[4] and for kayaking and speedboat trips. It is a popular access point for the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.[5]
History
editSt Justinian (as Sct. Stenans) appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[6]
Listed buildings
editThe ruined chapel of St Justinian is a Grade I listed building.[7][8] The 1870s old lifeboat house,[9][10] 1911 lifeboat house,[11][12] an early 20th century watchtower[13][14] and St Justinian's Well (a 19th-century stone enclosure over an ancient spring),[15][16] are all Grade II listed.
Geography
editThe bay on which St Justinian stands is known as Porthstinian.[17]
References
edit- ^ Note that the Ordnance Survey uses both "St Justinian" and "St Justinian's" on different maps: here (1:25,000) and here (1:50,000)
- ^ [https://archive.org/details/stdavidofdewisla0000rees/page/14/mode/2up?q=Stinan archive.org; accessed 24 June 2021.
- ^ "St Justinian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast National Park: Ramsey". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast National Park: St Justinian". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.
- ^ Cadw. "Ruins of St Justinian's Chapel (Grade I) (12692)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Ruins of St.justinian's Chapel,porthstinian/ St.justinian's, St David's and the Cathedral Close". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Old Lifeboat House,porthstinian/St.justinian's, St David's and the Cathedral Close". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Cadw. "Old Lifeboat House,porthstinian/St.justinian's (Grade II) (12692)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Lifeboat House,porthstinian/St.justinian's, St David's and the Cathedral Close". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Cadw. "Lifeboat House,porthstinian/St.justinian's (Grade II) (12695)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Watch Tower to Nw.of St.justinian's, Porthstinian/St.justinian's, St David's and the Cathedral Close". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Cadw. "Watch Tower to Nw.of St.justinian's, Porthstinian/St.justinian's (Grade II) (12694)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: St Justinian's Well". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Cadw. "St Justinian's Well (Grade II) (12693)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Shown on Ordnance Survey maps.