Tal-y-Maen

Tal-y-Maen is an islet in Sennen, Cornwall, England. Tal-y-Maen is situated nearby to Longships Lighthouse, as well as near Carn Bras.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longships Lighthouse and First And Last House.

Longships Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Longships Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse about 1.25 mi off the coast of Land's End in Cornwall, England. It is the second lighthouse to be built on Carn Bras, the highest of the Longships islets which rises 39 feet above high water level. Longships Lighthouse is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Tal-y-Maen.

First And Last House

Photo: Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

First And Last House is situated 1¼ miles east of Tal-y-Maen.

Maen Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort or 'cliff castle' close to Land's End in Cornwall. Maen Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Tal-y-Maen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Land’s End and Sennen.

Land’s End

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Land's End is the most southwesterly point in Britain and part of West Cornwall in the South West. It is not a town or village but rather a former small holding which is well known for being the starting/ending point for the Land's End to John o'Groats journey.

Sennen

Village

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sennen is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles west-southwest of Penzance. Sennen is situated 2 miles east of Tal-y-Maen.

Tal-y-Maen

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Sennen, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.06461° or 50° 3′ 53″ north

Longitude

-5.74246° or 5° 44′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C2P3775+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3375216

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tal-y-Maen and Carn Bras.

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