Merthen Point

Merthen Point is a point in , . Merthen Point is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tater Du Lighthouse and Tregiffian Burial Chamber.

Lighthouse
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is 's most recently built lighthouse. The construction of the lighthouse came out of the tragedy of losing a small Spanish coaster called the Juan Ferrer on 23 October 1963, on the nearby Boscawen Point, the vessel capsized with the loss of 11 lives.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered cairn. It is near in west , . It is a rare form of a passage grave, known as an Entrance grave.

Garden
Photo: Chef, Public domain.
The is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. The theatre is at , four miles from in , England. is situated 2½ miles west of Merthen Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Loy’s Cove and Penberth.

Locality
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Loy's Cove is a small wooded valley and beach in the civil parish of in , England, UK. It is located two miles to the south of St Buryan churchtown, and between and .

Hamlet
Photo: Marktee1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a valley, coastal village and cove on the Penwith peninsula in , England. It is approximately 7 miles southwest of . Most of the village is within the parish of and the boundary with follows the river.

Locality
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The near the village of Treen in , , is an example of a logan or rocking stone. Although it weighs some 80 tons, it was dislodged in 1824 by a group of British seamen, intent on showing what the Navy could do. is situated 2 miles west of Merthen Point.

Merthen Point

Latitude
50.05° or 50° 3′ north
Longitude
-5.6° or 5° 36′ west
Open location code
9C2P3C22+22
Geo­Names ID
2642708
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