
What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Site of Whitesand Gate dem. 1797 Recorded plaque organisation: Tenby Civic Society.
Whitesand Gate was a medieval gatehouse that once guarded one of the entrances to the walled town of Tenby; its demolition in 1797 marked the decline of defensive structures as Britain faced few external threats.
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Places near here
First Tenby Lifeboat House, The Harbour, TenbyLifeboat Station · 13 yd
St Julian's Seamen's Chapel, TenbyChurch · 44 yd
St Julians House, Bridge StreetRecorded historic place · 54 yd
Harbour BeachBeach / strand · 70 yd
Tenby Harbour Harbour StoresStorehouse · 104 yd
Tenby CastleCastle · 110 yd
Tenby Museum & Art GalleryMuseum · 119 yd
East Rock HouseMemorial · 125 yd
Albert MemorialMemorial · 127 yd
Tudor Merchant's HouseMuseum · 135 yd
Castle BeachBeach / strand · 165 yd
St Catherine's IslandIslet · 350 ydOther information
Photo: Brian Cooper · CC BY 2.0