Dancing Beggars
Dancing Beggars is an islet in South Hams District, Devon, England. Dancing Beggars is situated nearby to the headland Blackstone Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle.
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 1¼ miles north of Dancing Beggars.
Kingswear Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles northeast of Dancing Beggars.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 1 mile west of Dancing Beggars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.
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.
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 5 miles north of Dancing Beggars.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 5 miles north of Dancing Beggars.
Dancing Beggars
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3245° or 50° 19′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.5765° or 3° 34′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2R8CFF+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 227463644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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