Runnel Stone
The Runnel Stone, or Rundle Stone, is a hazardous rock pinnacle about 1-mile south of Gwennap Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It used to show above the surface at low water until a steamship struck it in 1923.Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
- Type: Rock
- Description: pinnacle in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “Men Reunel” and “Rundle Stone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minack Theatre and Porthgwarra Beach.
Minack Theatre
Garden
Photo: Chef, Public domain.
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. The theatre is at Porthcurno, four miles from Land's End in Cornwall, England. Minack Theatre is situated 1½ miles northeast of Runnel Stone.
Porthchapel Beach
Beach
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthchapel Beach is a secluded beach located on the south coast of the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Situated near the village of St Levan, it is renowned for its white shell-sand, turquoise waters, and rugged granite cliffs with the The Independant naming it as the sixth most beautiful beach in Cornwall in 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwennap Head and Porthgwarra.
Gwennap Head
Locality
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwennap Head is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Levan and approximately 4 miles south of Land's End, and less than 1 mile north-west of Porthgwarra, the nearest village.
Porthgwarra
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthgwarra is a small coastal village in the civil parish of St Levan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom situated between Land's End and Porthcurno. Access to the cove is via a minor road off the B3283 road at Polgigga and leads to the car park in the village.
Runnel Stone
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: St Levan, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Runnel Stone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkmen—“Runnel Stone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Runnel Stone”
- Dutch: “Men Reunel”
- Dutch: “Runnel Stone”
- French: “Men Reunel”
- German: “Men Reunel”
- German: “Runnel Stone”
- Italian: “Men Reunel”
- Low German: “Men Reunel”
- Low German: “Runnel Stone”
- Maori: “Men Reunel”
- Maori: “Runnel Stone”
- Polish: “Men Reunel”
- Polish: “Runnel Stone”
- Portuguese: “Men Reunel”
- Romanian: “Men Reunel”
- Russian: “Men Reunel”
- Russian: “Runnel Stone”
- Samoan: “Men Reunel”
- Samoan: “Runnel Stone”
- Spanish: “Men Reunel”
- Swedish: “Runnel Stone”
- Turkmen: “Men Reunel”
- Turkmen: “Runnel Stone”
- “Men Reunel”
- “Rundle Stone”
- “Runnel Stone”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Runnel Stone”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hella Point and Carn Guthensbrâs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hella Rock and Three Brothers.
West Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Penzance, Land’s End, St Ives, and Hayle.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.