Hurlstone Point
Hurlstone point is a promontory of land between Porlock Weir and Minehead in the Exmoor National Park on the coast of Somerset, England. Hurlstone Point marks the boundary between Porlock Bay and Blue Anchor Bay in the Bristol Channel and is on the South West Coast Path.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: promontory of land on the coast of England
- Also known as: “Hurtstone Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lynch Chapel of Ease and Bury Castle.
Lynch Chapel of Ease
Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Bury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument. Bury Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Hurlstone Point.
Selworthy Beacon
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead. Selworthy Beacon is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hurlstone Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bossington and Allerford.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill".
Porlock
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset in Exmoor National Park with a population of 1,440 in 2011. Following West End Lane takes you to West Porlock and then Porlock Weir with its harbour.
Hurlstone Point
- Category: cape
- Location: Selworthy, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.23254° or 51° 13′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.57934° or 3° 34′ 46″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C3R6CMC+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 9368540644OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hurlstone Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hurlstone Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurlestone Point”
- Swedish: “Hurlstone Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Selworthy Sand and Minehead Bluff.
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Highlights include Coastguard Lookout (ruins) and Bossington Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Hurlstone Point”. Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.