Firestone Bay

Firestone Bay is a bay in Plymouth, England. Firestone Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Drake’s Island, as well as near the suburb Millbay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include RM Stonehouse and Blockhouse at the Garden Battery.

RM Stonehouse

Military installation

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stonehouse Barracks, or RM Stonehouse, is a military installation at Stonehouse, Plymouth. It is the home of the UK Commando Force and referred to by commandos as 'the spiritual home of the Royal Marines'.

Blockhouse at the Garden Battery

Fort

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blockhouse at the Garden Battery is a fort.

Mount Edgcumbe House

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is situated in the parish of Maker on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound; its main entrance is in the village of Cremyll.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drake’s Island and Stonehouse.

Drake’s Island

Hamlet

Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.

Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Stonehouse

Suburb

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Stonehouse was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. West Stonehouse was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall.

West Hoe

Suburb

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Hoe is an area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.

Firestone Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.36014° or 50° 21′ 37″ north

Longitude

-4.16146° or 4° 9′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C2Q9R6Q+3C

GeoNames ID

11103012

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Millbay and Cremyll.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Western King Point and Eastern King Point.

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