Gammon Head

Gammon Head is a locality in Chivelstone, South Hams District, England. Gammon Head is situated nearby to the locality Black Cove, as well as near Hamstone Cove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salcombe Castle and Pigs Nose Inn.

Salcombe Castle

Castle

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Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Salcombe Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gammon Head.

Pigs Nose Inn

Pub

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pigs Nose Inn is a pub.

Lannacombe Beach

Beach

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Lannacombe Beach is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gammon Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prawle Point and East Prawle.

Prawle Point

Locality

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Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head.

East Prawle

Village

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East Prawle is a village in the civil parish of Chivelstone, in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is situated on the coast south east of Salcombe, near the most southerly tip of Devon, Prawle Point.