The Manacles
The Manacles are a set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. The rocks are rich in marine wildlife and they are a popular spot for diving due to the many shipwrecks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Rock
- Description: set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Manacle Rocks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roskilly’s and The Five Pilchards Inn.
The Five Pilchards Inn
Pub
Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Five Pilchards Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles northwest of The Manacles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthoustock and Rosenithon.
Porthoustock
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthoustock is a hamlet near St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the east coast of Lizard Peninsula. Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete stone silo that was once used to store stone ready to load ships but is now disused.
Rosenithon
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosenithon is a hamlet east of St Keverne in west Cornwall, England. The name Rosenithon comes from the Cornish language Ros an Eythin, which means 'the hill-spur of gorse'.
Porthallow
Hamlet
Photo: Llamaslayer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porthallow is a small fishing village on the east coast of The Lizard peninsula to the south of the Helford River, in Cornwall, England. It lies in St Keverne parish, north of St Keverne village. Porthallow is situated 2 miles northwest of The Manacles.
The Manacles
- Categories: group of rocks and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Manacles” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Manacles”
- Chinese: “曼纳克斯岩”
- Cornish: “Meyn Eglos”
- Irish: “Meyn Eglos”
- Polish: “The Manacles”
- Swedish: “The Manacles”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Manacles”. Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY 2.5.