Ramscliff Point
Ramscliff Point is a point in South Hams District, Devon, England. Ramscliff Point is situated nearby to the suburb Hooe, as well as near the locality Mount Batten.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bovisand and Fort Stamford.
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.
Fort Stamford
Monument
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stamford Fort is a 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the east of Plymouth, as an element of the plan for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport.
Plymouth Breakwater
Breakwater
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hooe and Mount Batten.
Hooe
Suburb
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hooe is a suburb of Plymstock, Plymouth in the English county of Devon.
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.
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.
Ramscliff Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.34284° or 50° 20′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.12866° or 4° 7′ 43″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C2Q8VVC+4GGeoNames ID
11790684
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