Bolt Head

Bolt Head is a National Trust headland on the South Coast of , , , situated west of the . It is a popular viewpoint on the South West Coast Path between , , and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Overbeck’s and Salcombe Castle.

Overbeck's Garden at Sharpitor is an Edwardian 2.75 hectare subtropical Grade II registered garden at Sharpitor, , Devon, England. It is named after its last private owner Otto Christop Joseph Gerhardt Ludwig Overbeck.

Castle
or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in , , England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salcombe and Prawle Point.

Town
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
is a resort town in the South Hams district of , south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the , mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. is situated 2 miles north of Bolt Head.

Locality
is a coastal headland in south , . It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head. is situated 3 miles east of Bolt Head.

Locality
The in the South Hams area of , , runs from in the north to its mouth at the near and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. is situated 3 miles northeast of Bolt Head.

Bolt Head

Latitude
50.2111° or 50° 12′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.78789° or 3° 47′ 16″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LTD
Open location code
9C2R6666+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 645347974
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2655238
Wiki­data ID
Q4940105
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Welsh—“Bolt Head” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: Bolt Head
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bolt Head
  • Swedish: Bolt Head
  • Welsh: Pentir Bolt

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