Penzer Point
Penzer Point is a point in England, United Kingdom. Penzer Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Raginnis, as well as near Castallack.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tater Du Lighthouse and St Pol de Léon’s Church, Paul.
Tater Du Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tater Du Lighthouse is Cornwall's most recently built lighthouse. The construction of the lighthouse came out of the tragedy of losing a small Spanish coaster called the Juan Ferrer on 23 October 1963, on the nearby Boscawen Point, the vessel capsized with the loss of 11 lives. Tater Du Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Penzer Point.
St Pol de Léon’s Church, Paul
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Pol de Léon's Church, also known as Paul Parish Church, is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro, located in Paul, Cornwall, England. St Pol de Léon’s Church, Paul is situated 1½ miles north of Penzer Point.
The Pipers
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pipers are a pair of standing stones near The Merry Maidens stone circle located 2 miles to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Pipers is situated 2 miles west of Penzer Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raginnis and Castallack.
Raginnis
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raginnis is a hamlet near Mousehole in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Castallack
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castallack is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on a minor road between Sheffied and Lamorna.
Lamorna
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamorna is a village, valley and cove in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the Penwith peninsula approximately 4 miles south of Penzance. Lamorna became popular with the artists of the Newlyn School, including Alfred Munnings, Laura Knight and Harold Knight, and is also known for former residents Derek and Jean Tangye who farmed land and wrote "The Minack Chronicles".
Penzer Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.06667° or 50° 4′ northLongitude
-5.54167° or 5° 32′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2P3F85+M8GeoNames ID
3210024
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