Scabbacombe Sands
Scabbacombe Sands is a beach in England, United Kingdom. Scabbacombe Sands is situated nearby to the beach Long Sands, as well as near the headland Scabbacombe Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Long Sands and Kingswear Castle.
Long Sands
Beach
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Long Sands is a beach, which is situated 1,700 feet north of Scabbacombe Sands.
Kingswear Castle
Castle
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Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Scabbacombe Sands.
Dartmouth Castle
Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Scabbacombe Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brixham and Churston Ferrers.
Brixham
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 2½ miles northwest of Scabbacombe Sands.
Dartmouth
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.
Scabbacombe Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.35747° or 50° 21′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.52106° or 3° 31′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2R9F4H+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 131550266OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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