Polhawn Fort
Polhawn Fort is a monument in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England. Polhawn Fort is situated nearby to the hamlet Rame, as well as near the historic site WW2 Hut for Chain Home Low Radar Station (site of).Photo: Dave Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Germanus’ Church, Rame and Chapel Of St Michael.
St Germanus’ Church, Rame
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Germanus' Church is a Church of England church in Rame, Cornwall, England, UK. Much of the existing church dates to the 13th and 15th centuries. It has been Grade I listed since 1960. St Germanus’ Church, Rame is situated 1,900 feet east of Polhawn Fort.
Chapel Of St Michael
Chapel
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel Of St Michael is situated 3,000 feet south of Polhawn Fort.
Penlee Battery
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penlee Battery is a nature reserve lying on the coastal headland of Penlee Point on the Rame Peninsula, in southeast Cornwall, England. The site was formerly the location of a gun battery, constructed between 1889 and 1892. Penlee Battery is situated 1 mile east of Polhawn Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rame and Rame Head.
Rame
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rame is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Maker-with-Rame, in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England.
Rame Head
Locality
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rame Head or Ram Head is a coastal headland, southwest of the village of Rame in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is part of the larger Rame Peninsula.
Cawsand
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cawsand is one of twin villages on the Rame Peninsula in south-east Cornwall. Cawsand overlooks Plymouth Sound Cawsand is within Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
Polhawn Fort
- Type: Monument
- Description: fortified building in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: fort, building, and historic site
- Location: Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32174° or 50° 19′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.22013° or 4° 13′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8QCH+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 961895662OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q15124999
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In Other Languages
“Polhawn Fort” goes by many names.
- German: “Polhawn Fort”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Hut for Chain Home Low Radar Station (site of) and WW2 Chain Home Low Radar Station (remains of).
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