| Native name: Ynys Dewi | |
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Ramsey Island and Whitesands Bay from north of Porth Lleuog |
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Ramsey Island (Dyfed, Wales)
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| Geography | |
| Location | St Brides Bay |
| Length | 3.2 km (1.99 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Highest point | Carnllundain |
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Wales
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| County | Pembrokeshire |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2 |
| Ethnic groups | Welsh people |
Ramsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Dewi) is an island about 1 km off the coast of the St David's peninsula in Pembrokeshire on the northern side of St Brides Bay, in southwest Wales.
In Welsh the island is named after Saint David (Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales. It was the home of his confessor, Saint Justinian. The nearest town, strictly a city, is St David's.
Ramsey Island is less than 3.2 km (2 mi) long and its highest point is 136 metres (446 ft) above sea level at Carnllundain. It is the third largest island in Wales, after Anglesey and Holy Island. and the largest offshore island.[1]
Owned and managed by the RSPB[2] , the island has spectacular bird cliffs, coastal scenery and heathland. Ramsey has the most important Grey Seal breeding colony in southern Britain, with over 400 seal pups born each autumn.[2] It is one of the best sites in Wales to see Choughs.
Other breeding species include Ravens, Common Buzzards, Peregrines, Northern Wheatears, gulls, auks, Manx Shearwaters, Razorbills and Guillemots.
With a permanent population of just two human residents (the RSPB warden and his wife who live in a farmhouse there), the island is otherwise uninhabited. Tourist boats sail to and around the island (7 days a week, Easter-31 October) from Saint Justinian's RNLI lifeboat station on the mainland.
Ramsey Island is surrounded by a number of smaller islands, islets and rock clusters, including:
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