Shag Rock

Shag Rock is in , . Shag Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and St Catherine’s Point light.

Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in , 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse.

Beach
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of , , , . It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fowey and Par.

Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river . It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Sands between and and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal village directly south-east of in South Cornwall. The village is notable for its use as a filming location for the TV show Poldark.

Shag Rock

Latitude
50.3164° or 50° 18′ 59″ north
Longitude
-4.6768° or 4° 40′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C2Q888F+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 299635565
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
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