Gwennap Head Daymark
Gwennap Head Daymark is a historical site in St Levan, West Cornwall, England. Gwennap Head Daymark is situated nearby to Porthgwarra Beach, as well as near the locality Runnel Stone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porthgwarra Beach and Minack Theatre.
Minack Theatre
Garden
Photo: Chef, Public domain.
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. The theatre is at Porthcurno, four miles from Land's End in Cornwall, England. Minack Theatre is situated 1¼ miles east of Gwennap Head Daymark.
St Levan’s Church, St Levan
Church
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Levan Church, St Levan is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Levan, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Until 1864 the church was a chapelry of the Royal Peculiar of the Deanery of St Buryan. St Levan’s Church, St Levan is situated 1 mile northeast of Gwennap Head Daymark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwennap Head and Porthgwarra.
Gwennap Head
Locality
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwennap Head is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Levan and approximately 4 miles south of Land's End, and less than 1 mile north-west of Porthgwarra, the nearest village.
Porthgwarra
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthgwarra is a small coastal village in the civil parish of St Levan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom situated between Land's End and Porthcurno. Access to the cove is via a minor road off the B3283 road at Polgigga and leads to the car park in the village.
Runnel Stone
Locality
Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
The Runnel Stone, or Rundle Stone, is a hazardous rock pinnacle about 1-mile south of Gwennap Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It used to show above the surface at low water until a steamship struck it in 1923.
Gwennap Head Daymark
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St Levan, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.03677° or 50° 2′ 12″ northLongitude
-5.67662° or 5° 40′ 36″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C2P28PF+P9GeoNames ID
13526710
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