Gribben Head

Gribbin Head is a promontory on the south coast of , England, UK, owned and managed by the National Trust. It separates from the estuary of the and is marked by a large tower used to aid navigation of ships approaching the local harbours.
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Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gribbin Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gribbin Daymarker and St Catherine’s Castle.

Tower
Photo: Amj2264, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a tower.

Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in , England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polkerris and Polruan.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the south coast of , England. It forms part of the civil parish of . The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.

Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal village in the parish of in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the and to the south by the and neighbouring village to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.

Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river . It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.

Gribben Head

Latitude
50.31402° or 50° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.67289° or 4° 40′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C2Q887G+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 730567337
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2647895
Wiki­data ID
Q5608543
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Gribben Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gribbin lurmuturra”
  • Cebuano: “Gribbin Head”
  • Cornish: “An Gribyn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gribben Head”
  • Swedish: “Gribbin Head”

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Explore places such as Trenant and Hillhay.

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