Queens Ground Buoy
Queens Ground Buoy is a beacon in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England. Queens Ground Buoy is situated nearby to Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse, as well as near the hamlet Maker.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
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 2,600 feet southeast of Queens Ground Buoy.
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park
Park
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is a grade I listed country park in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The 885 acres country park is on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the River Tamar. Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is situated 1 mile northwest of Queens Ground Buoy.
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 1¼ miles north of Queens Ground Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maker and Drake’s Island.
Maker
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maker is a village between Cawsand and Rame Head, Rame Peninsula, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The name means a ruin or old wall in Cornish, possibly because the church was built from the ruins of West Stonehouse in Cremyll.
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.
Kingsand
Village
Photo: Bobo12345, Public domain.
Kingsand and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages are situated on the Rame Peninsula and are in the parish of Maker-with-Rame.
Queens Ground Buoy
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.33827° or 50° 20′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.16803° or 4° 10′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8RQJ+8QGeoNames ID
11610274
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