Plymouth Breakwater
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres.Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Breakwater
- Description: breakwater in Plymouth Sound
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse and Mount Edgcumbe House.
Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres. Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse is situated 2,500 feet west of Plymouth Breakwater.
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. Mount Edgcumbe House is situated 2 miles northwest of Plymouth Breakwater.
Bovisand
Beach
Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand. Bovisand is situated 1¼ miles east of Plymouth Breakwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drake’s Island and Mount Batten.
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.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy. Mount Batten is situated 2 miles northeast of Plymouth Breakwater.
Penlee Point
Locality
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penlee Point is a coastal headland in Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, UK. The point lies at the entrance to Plymouth Sound. Bordering the sea, there is a weather station at its end. Penlee Point is situated 2 miles southwest of Plymouth Breakwater.
Plymouth Breakwater
Latitude
50.33389° or 50° 20′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.14812° or 4° 8′ 53″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
9C2Q8VM2+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 178835632OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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In Other Languages
“Plymouth Breakwater” goes by many names.
- French: “Plymouth Breakwater”
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