Pentire Point
Scenic point Cornwall, England
About Pentire Point
Pentire Point sits at the north-western tip of Pentire Head, where the Atlantic coast of North Cornwall curves around to form one side of the River Camel estuary mouth — Stepper Point stands across the water on the other side. The cliffs are formed from pillow lavas, ancient volcanic rock created when magma cooled rapidly on the seabed around 400 million years ago, and Pentire Point is actually where geologists first identified and described the formation. A plaque on the clifftop marks where Laurence Binyon sat in September 1914 and wrote "For the Fallen." The whole headland is a National Trust-managed Site of Special Scientific Interest; grey seals and peregrine falcons are regular sightings, and summer brings sea campion and thrift across the clifftops. The cliffs themselves rise to over 300 feet, with views stretching across Padstow Bay and north along the coast. Nearby, the earthwork ramparts of a pre-Roman Iron Age fort survive at The Rumps promontory.
Location & details
- Category
- Scenic point
- Region
- Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 50.58674, -4.93518
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