Gwennap Head
Gwennap Head is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Levan and approximately 4 miles south of Land's End, and less than 1 mile north-west of Porthgwarra, the nearest village.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Pedn Pennwydh”
- Description: headland in Cornwall, UK
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
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Gwennap Head
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Latitude
50.03533° or 50° 2′ 7″ north
Longitude
-5.67864° or 5° 40′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C2P28PC+4G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Gwennap Head” goes by many names.
Pedn PennwydhBreton
Gwennap HeadCebuano
Pedn PennwydhCornish
Pedn PennwydhIrish
Pedn PennwydhManx
Gwennap HeadNorwegian Nynorsk
Pedn PennwydhScottish Gaelic
Gwennap HeadSwedish
Pedn PennwydhWelsh
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