Old Wall
Old Wall is a shoal in England, United Kingdom. Old Wall is situated nearby to the village Bohortha, as well as near the locality Pendennis Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Anthony’s Lighthouse and St Mawes Castle.
St Anthony’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pline, Public domain.
St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse at St Anthony Head, on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, UK. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
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. St Mawes Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Old Wall.
Great Molunan Beach
Beach
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Molunan Beach is situated 1½ miles northwest of Old Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bohortha and St Mawes.
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 2 miles north of Old Wall.
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. St Mawes is situated 2½ miles north of Old Wall.
Percuil
Hamlet
Photo: ROWLAND TURNER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Percuil is a hamlet in Roseland, Cornwall, England. Percuil is on the east bank of the Percuil River and south-west of Gerrans. Percuil is situated 3 miles north of Old Wall.
Old Wall
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.125° or 50° 7′ 30″ northLongitude
-5° or 5° westOpen location code
9C2Q42F2+X2GeoNames ID
3210435
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