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Lizard Point Lizard Point. The Lizard (Cornish: an Lysardh) is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The southernmost point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; Lizard village, also known as the Lizard, is the most southerly on the British mainland, and is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish.
The South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south west England from Somerset to Dorset passes by on the cliffs overlooking the cove. [1] Kynance Cove and the surrounding coast are owned and managed by the National Trust. It is part of the West Lizard Site of Special Scientific Interest and is in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding ...
The National Trust cafe at Kynance Cove on the Lizard, Cornwall, England. Date: Taken 12th September 2017: Source: My own photo, taken with a Panasonic FZ200: Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
Mullion Cove, or Porth Mellin, is a small community on the West Coast of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, and on the eastern side of Mount's Bay. The Cove forms part of the parish of Mullion, and is accessible by road from Mullion village, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northeast, and also via the South West coast path.
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away.
Goonhilly Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that forms a raised plateau in the central western area of the Lizard peninsula in southern Cornwall, England. [1] It is one of 229 English national nature reserves designated by Natural England with an area of almost 1,270 hectares. [2]
A simplified map showing the geology of the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall. The Lizard complex, Cornwall is generally accepted to represent a preserved example of an exposed ophiolite complex in the United Kingdom. The rocks found in The Lizard area are analogous to those found in such famous areas as the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus and the Semail ...
Landewednack (Cornish: Lanndewynnek) is a civil parish and an area of The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated approximately ten miles (16 km) south of Helston. [1] Landewednack is the most southerly parish on the British mainland. [2]