Penlee Point, Rame
Penlee Point | |
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Penlee Point from the sea | |
Location | Rame, Cornwall, England |
Coordinates | 50°19′05″N 4°11′20″W / 50.31806°N 4.18889°WCoordinates: 50°19′05″N 4°11′20″W / 50.31806°N 4.18889°W |
Geology | Coastal headland |
Penlee Point (Cornish: Penn Legh, meaning stone-slab headland) is a coastal headland to the southeast of the village of Rame in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The point lies at the entrance to Plymouth Sound.[1]
Historical locations
Above the point, a little below the Coastal Path, is Queen Adelaide's Grotto, built in 1927/1928 to commemorate the visit of King William IV and Queen Adelaide to Mount Edgcumbe.[2][3] Penlee Battery is the former site of a fort, and is now a nature reserve.
See also
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
- ↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-61735-queen-adelaides-chapel-maker-with-rame-#.WA5WiRLSMSU
- ↑ http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/walking/kingsand.php
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