Pîl is a Welsh placename element. The name is defined as the tidal reach of a waterway, suitable as a harbour, and is common along the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. The highly localised distribu
Newport in Monmouthshire (1813) by Edward Pugh, showing the castle, bridge and ships docked at Arthur's Pîl (or Town Pîl) beyond.
A sketch of Pennard Castle in 1741, showing numerous ships in Pennard pill.
St. Pierre Pill was the site of a much larger harbour associated with legends of St Tewdric. It remains in use today as the Chepstow and District Yacht Club.
Pembroke Castle June 2011
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has been used as a port since the Middle
Clockwise from top: Milford Haven Docks from Hakin; Haven from town; the Tribute to Fishermen on The Rath.
Milford Haven by Attwood, looking west, 1776
SS Great Eastern in Milford Haven in the 1870s
Fishing fleet laid up in Milford docks in the coal miners' strike, along with troopships for transporting soldiers to Ireland, 1921