Lizard Lighthouse
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi away.Photo: Sanilinas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Lizard Fine Art, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lizard and Housel Bay Hotel.
Lizard
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lizard is a peninsula in West Cornwall in the South West. The name may be derived from the Cornish expression Lys Ardh, which means "High Court". The Lizard contains Britain's most southerly point, the Lizard Point.
Housel Bay Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Housel Bay Hotel is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Lizard Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lizard Point and Lizard.
Lizard Point
Locality
Photo: Pldms, Public domain.
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles southeast of Helston.
Lizard
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lizard, also known as The Lizard, The Lizard Town, or The Lizard Village, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement.
Cadgwith
Photo: Zampel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cadgwith is a small fishing village in West Cornwall, on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. Cadgwith has long been popular as a holiday destination, especially during the summer when there are numerous local events: gig racing days, summer barbecues, a regatta, Morris dancing, musical bands, and regular singing by the Cadgwith Singers in the public house.
Lizard Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Landewednack, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Lizard Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Golowji Lysardh”
- Danish: “Lizard fyrtårn”
- Danish: “Lizard-fyrtårn”
- Dutch: “Lizard Lighthouse”
- French: “phare du Cap Lizard”
- French: “Phare du cap lizard”
- French: “Phare du cap Lizard”
- German: “Lizard Lighthouse”
- Italian: “Faro di Capo Lizard”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lizard fyr”
- Norwegian: “Lizard fyr”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Lizard”
- Russian: “Лизардский маяк”
- Spanish: “Faro Lizard”
- Welsh: “Golowji Lysardh”
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