Bessack Rock
Bessack Rock is an island in England, United Kingdom. Bessack Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Gwithian, as well as near the locality Godrevy Towans.Places of Interest
Highlights include Godrevy Lighthouse and St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian.
Godrevy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.
St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.
St Felicitas and St Piala’s Church, Phillack
Church
Photo: Ivan Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Felicitas and St Piala’s Church, Phillack is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Phillack, Cornwall, England, UK.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwithian and Nancemellin.
Gwithian
Hamlet
Nancemellin
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nancemellin is a hamlet in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England.
Connor Downs
Village
Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Connor Downs is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian. It is situated approximately two miles east of Hayle and about two miles south-southeast of Gwithian churchtown.
Bessack Rock
- Type: Island
- Categories: rock, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.2254° or 50° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.40536° or 5° 24′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2P6HGV+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 56697680OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bessack Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bessack Rock”
- Swedish: “Bessack Rock”
Localities in the Area
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