Menabilly Grotto
Menabilly Grotto is a building in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. Menabilly Grotto is situated nearby to the historic site WW2 Bombing Decoy for Fowey Harbour (site of), as well as near WW2 Minefield (extant).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and St Catherine’s Point light.
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 1 mile east of Menabilly Grotto.
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 mile east of Menabilly Grotto.
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 1 mile east of Menabilly Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polkerris and Polruan.
Polkerris
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polkerris is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey. The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.
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. Bodinnick is situated 2 miles northeast of Menabilly Grotto.
Menabilly Grotto
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32411° or 50° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.66647° or 4° 39′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C2Q88FM+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 557060867OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=folly
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Bombing Decoy for Fowey Harbour (site of) and WW2 Minefield (extant).
Nearby Places
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