Black Rock
Black Rock is a reef in England, United Kingdom. Black Rock is situated nearby to the locality Pendennis Point, as well as near the village St Mawes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle.
Pendennis Castle
Castle
Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.
Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.
St Mawes Castle
Castle
Photo: Cbichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mawes and Falmouth.
St Mawes
Village
Photo: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Mawes is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise.
Falmouth
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falmouth is a seaside town in South Cornwall. Famous for its beaches, it is home to the world's third largest natural harbour. The four main beaches in Falmouth are Gyllyngvase, Castle, Swanpool, and Maenporth.
Bohortha
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bohortha is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho. Bohortha is situated 1½ miles east of Black Rock.
Black Rock
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14722° or 50° 8′ 50″ northLongitude
-5.03333° or 5° 2′ westOpen location code
9C2P4XW8+VMGeoNames ID
3210413
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