Bolt Tail
Bolt Tail is a headland in Devon, England, immediately to the southwest of Hope Cove in the South Hams district, at grid reference SX670397. Bolt Tail is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort, although little evidence now remains of this structure; it occupied a classic promontory defended from inland by a linear earthwork at some 60 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roglap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Clement and Holy Trinity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurlestone and Bantham.
Thurlestone
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurlestone is a village located 5 miles west of Kingsbridge in the South Hams district in south Devon, England. There is an electoral ward in the same name. Thurlestone is situated 2 miles north of Bolt Tail.
Bantham
Hamlet
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bantham is a coastal village in south Devon, England. It is in the South Hams district and lies on the estuary of the River Avon a quarter of a mile from the sea at Bigbury Bay. Bantham is situated 2½ miles north of Bolt Tail.
Salcombe
Town
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. Salcombe is situated 4½ miles east of Bolt Tail.
Bolt Tail
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Devon, England, UK
- Category: headland
- Location: South Huish, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.24223° or 50° 14′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.87016° or 3° 52′ 13″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C2R64RH+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 645349007OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bolt Tail” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bolt Tail”
- Chinese: “博尔特泰尔”
- Dutch: “Bolt Tail”
- French: “Bolt Tail”
- Italian: “Bolt Tail”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bolt Tail”
- Swedish: “Bolt Tail”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wolf Rock and Jack Crook’s Hole.
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