St Ives Head

St Ives Head is a cape in , . St Ives Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Battery Point”, “Saint Ives Head”, and “The Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Nicholas’s Chapel, The Island and St Ives Museum.

Church
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Art gallery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an art gallery in , , England, exhibiting work by modern British artists with links to the St Ives area. The Tate also took over management of another museum in the town, the , in 1980.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ives and Penbeagle.

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside town on the north coast of West Cornwall, near . In 2011 its population was 11,226. This fishing village grew up into a seaside resort, and has long attracted artists.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in , England, UK. There is a Cornish cross at , bearing an incised Latin cross.

Photo: Vdemedina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort and village in , England. It lies 1 mile southeast of , on the western coast of , on the Atlantic coast. The South West Coast Path passes above the beach.

St Ives Head

Latitude
50.21842° or 50° 13′ 6″ north
Longitude
-5.47699° or 5° 28′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C2P6G9F+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13368514088
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2646019
Wiki­data ID
Q24641715
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Satellite Map

Discover St Ives Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“St Ives Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “The Island”
  • Cornish: “Penn Dinas Ia”
  • Swedish: “The Island (udde i Storbritannien)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Man’s Head and The Belyars.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Porthgwidden Beach and Art House Gallery.

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