Dungeness
Dungeness is a cape in Lydd, Shepway District, England. Dungeness is situated nearby to the village Lydd-on-Sea, as well as near the area Dengemarch Kent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dungeness Lighthouse and Dungeness Old Lighthouse.
Dungeness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station, which obscured the light of its predecessor which, though decommissioned, remains standing.
Prospect Cottage
House
Photo: Jasper33, Public domain.
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent. Originally a Victorian fisherman's hut, the house was purchased by director and artist Derek Jarman in 1987, and was his home until his death in 1994.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea.
Dungeness
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh.
Lydd-on-Sea
Village
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent.
Lade
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lade is situated 2½ miles north of Dungeness.
Dungeness
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.91185° or 50° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
0.97587° or 0° 58′ 33″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F22WX6G+P8GeoNames ID
2650728
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