The Foreland

Places of Interest

Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white.

Wind Hill

Peak

Photo: Trotboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north. Wind Hill is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Foreland.

Lynton Village railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Lynton Village railway station is a station in Lynton, Devon, England served by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a water-powered funicular railway. Lynton Village railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Foreland.

Places in the Area

Countisbury

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Countisbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.

Wilsham

Hamlet

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilsham is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of The Foreland.

Brendon

Village

Photo: Peter French, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brendon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brendon and Countisbury, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Brendon is situated 2 miles southeast of The Foreland.

The Foreland

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