Tregantle Beach
Tregantle Beach is a beach in Antony, Cornwall, England. Tregantle Beach is situated nearby to the village Freathy, as well as near Crafthole.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scraesdon Fort and HMS Scylla.
Scraesdon Fort
Military installation
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, the naval dockyard of Devonport from enemy naval attack.
HMS Scylla
Reef
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Scylla was the last Leander-class frigate built for the Royal Navy. She was the fifth vessel in the Royal Navy to be named after the Sea Monster who devoured the victims of the whirlpool, Charybdis, and was commonly referred to as "Aberdeen's frigate". HMS Scylla is situated 2 miles southeast of Tregantle Beach.
Whitsand Bay Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Martin Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitsand Bay Hotel is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tregantle Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freathy and Crafthole.
Freathy
Village
Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freathy is a beach and coastal settlement on the Rame Peninsula in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Freathy is accessible by the coast road along which runs the South West Coast Path.
Crafthole
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crafthole is a village in the parish of Sheviock, in southeast Cornwall, England. The village has a pub, Post Office, shop, Methodist chapel, and village hall.
Antony
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Antony is a village and coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint and has a shop, a pub and a garage. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 438. Antony is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tregantle Beach.
Tregantle Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Antony, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35294° or 50° 21′ 11″ northLongitude
-4.27411° or 4° 16′ 27″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C2Q9P3G+59GeoNames ID
11103015
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