Bessack Rock

Bessack Rock is an island in , . Bessack Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Godrevy Lighthouse and St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian.

Lighthouse
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in , . Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Diocese of Truro in , , England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.

Church
Photo: Ivan Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Diocese of Truro in , , England, UK.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwithian and Nancemellin.

Hamlet
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, in the Cornwall district, in west , England. It is three miles north-east of and four miles east of across .

Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, , England.

Village
Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in west , England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian. It is situated approximately two miles east of and about two miles south-southeast of churchtown.

Bessack Rock

Latitude
50.2254° or 50° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-5.40536° or 5° 24′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C2P6HGV+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56697680
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3210014
Wiki­data ID
Q24659653
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Satellite Map

Discover Bessack Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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