Penlee Point, Rame

Penlee Point
Penlee Point from the sea
Location	Rame, Cornwall, England
Coordinates	50°19′05″N 4°11′20″W / 50.31806°N 4.18889°W / 50.31806; -4.18889Coordinates: 50°19′05″N 4°11′20″W / 50.31806°N 4.18889°W / 50.31806; -4.18889
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

There is a medieval chapel present at the site, inside are many hidden coins in the cracks. Penlee Battery is the former site of a fort, and is now a nature reserve.

References

↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3

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Headlands of Cornwall

Bass Point Cambeak Cape Cornwall Carrack Gladden Dodman Point Godrevy Gribben Head Gurnard's Head Gwennap Head Land's End Lizard Point Pednathise Head Penlee Point, Mousehole Penlee Point, Rame Pentire Head Poldhu Rame Head The Rumps St Anthony Head Stepper Point Tintagel Towan Head Trevose Head Zennor Head Zone Point

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Penlee Point, Rame

Historical locations

See also

References