St Catherine’s Point light
St Catherine’s Point light is a lighthouse in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. St Catherine’s Point light is situated nearby to the historic site WW2 Parade Ground for Coastal Artillery Battery (remains of), as well as near St Catherine’s Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “St Catherine’s Point Light” and “St Catherine’s Point lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and Readymoney Cove.
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 740 feet northeast of St Catherine’s Point light.
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 910 feet northeast of St Catherine’s Point light.
Polruan Blockhouse
Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan Blockhouse is a ruins, which is situated 2,300 feet northeast of St Catherine’s Point light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.
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.
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. Polkerris is situated 1½ miles northwest of St Catherine’s Point light.
St Catherine’s Point light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32717° or 50° 19′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.64716° or 4° 38′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89G3+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 58947182OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28465920
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Parade Ground for Coastal Artillery Battery (remains of) and WW2 Magazine for No. 2 Gun (site of).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Alldays Fields and WW2 Beauforts Anti-aircraft Gun (remains of).
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