West Country
Cornwall
Bude–Stratton

Compass Point Storm Tower

The Storm Tower at Compass Point, , Cornwall, England, is an octagonal lookout tower, modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower in Bude, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Compass Point lookout tower”, “Pepper Pot”, “Pepperpot”, “The Pepper Pot”, and “The Storm Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Castle Heritage Centre and St Michael and All Angels Church, Bude.

Museum
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1,400 feet east of Compass Point Storm Tower.

Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade II listed church in , . is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Compass Point Storm Tower.

Swimming pool
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
is a partially man-made tidal swimming pool or lido in the rocks at Summerleaze Beach, Bude, Cornwall. is situated 1,300 feet north of Compass Point Storm Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bude and Lynstone.

Photo: Matt Prosser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing village and holiday resort in on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet near Bude in north , England. At the 2011 census the population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton.

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east , England, United Kingdom. It is located one mile north of . In 1931 the parish had a population of 413. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Compass Point Storm Tower.

Compass Point Storm Tower

Latitude
50.82898° or 50° 49′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.5549° or 4° 33′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C2QRCHW+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 560082922
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­folly
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q26434661
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Highlights include Compass Cove and Compass Point.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Compass Point Storm Tower”. Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.