Caldey Island

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Caldey Island is a small, historically monastic island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, known for its Cistercian monastery, tranquil landscapes, and religious retreat.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Caldey Island canonical 7
Bardsey Island 1
Caldey village 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
monastic community
religious retreat
tidal island
accessibleFrom Tenby harbour
linked to: Tenby
accessMethod passenger boat
country Wales
formerlyReligiousTradition Anglicanism
governedAs part of Pembrokeshire unitary authority
hasEconomicActivity craft production
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasFeature cliffs
farmland
sandy beaches
woodland
hasHeritage Celtic Christian history
early Christian monastic site
medieval monasticism
hasMonastery Caldey Abbey
hasReligiousBuilding Caldey Abbey church
linked to: Caldey Abbey

Old Priory ruins
St David’s church
St Illtud’s church
St Philomena’s church
hasReligiousCommunity Cistercian monks
linked to: Cistercians
hasSettlement Caldey village
linked to: Caldey Island
hasStructure Caldey Lighthouse
jetty
knownFor Cistercian monastery
birdlife
chocolate production
home-made fudge
monastic life
perfume production
religious retreats
tranquil landscapes
languageUsed English
Welsh
locatedIn Pembrokeshire
southwest Wales
linked to: West Wales
locatedInBodyOfWater Carmarthen Bay
locatedNear Tenby
partOf United Kingdom
primaryUse monastic residence
religious retreat
religiousOrder Cistercians
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
seasonalAccess early autumn
spring
summer

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bristol Channel hasIsland Caldey Island
Pembrokeshire contains Caldey Island
West Wales contains Caldey Island
Tenby near Caldey Island
Tenby hasFerryServiceTo Caldey Island
Bristol Channel Islands hasIsland Caldey Island
Caldey Island hasSettlement Caldey village
linked to: Caldey Island
Llyn Peninsula contains Bardsey Island
linked to: Caldey Island