The Ledge
The Ledge is a cliff in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. The Ledge is situated nearby to the beach Readymoney Cove, as well as near the historic site WW2 Magazine for No. 2 Gun (site of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and Readymoney Cove.
St Catherine’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. St Catherine’s Castle is situated 650 feet southwest of The Ledge.
Readymoney Cove
Beach
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle. Readymoney Cove is situated 510 feet southwest of The Ledge.
St Catherine’s Point light
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine’s Point light is a lighthouse, which is situated 1,300 feet southwest of The Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.
Polruan
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbouring village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.
Bodinnick
Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks.
The Ledge
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32991° or 50° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.64336° or 4° 38′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89H4+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5730587298OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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