Vellan Head

Vellan Head is a locality in England, United Kingdom. Vellan Head is situated near the locality Pengersick, as well as near Velvet Rock.

Photo: John Garfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Predannack Airfield and Asparagus Island.

Predannack Airfield

Aerodrome

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Predannack Airfield is an aerodrome near Mullion…

Asparagus Island

Islet

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Asparagus Island is a small tidal island on the…

Mullion Island

Islet

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mullion Island is an uninhabited island on the eastern… Mullion Island is situated 1½ miles north of Vellan Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lizard and Meaver.

Lizard

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lizard, also known as The Lizard, The Lizard Town… Lizard is situated 2½ miles southeast of Vellan Head.

Meaver

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meaver is a hamlet east of Mullion and in the parish of Mullion in west Cornwall, England. Meaver is situated 2½ miles north of Vellan Head.

Lizard Point

Locality

Photo: Pldms, Public domain.

Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. Lizard Point is situated 3 miles southeast of Vellan Head.

Vellan Head

Type: Locality
Description: headland in Cornwall, UK
Categories: cape and headland
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.98882° or 49° 59′ 20″ north

Longitude

-5.25357° or 5° 15′ 13″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

8CXPXPQW+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 534019466

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=headland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2634994

Wikidata ID

Q24636577

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vellan Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Vellan Head”
Cornish: “Penn an Velin”
Swedish: “Vellan Head”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pengersick and Velvet Rock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ogo Dour and WW2 RAF Predannack Airfield Bombing Decoy (site of).

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