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Newlyn Tidal Observatory is a grade II listed tide gauge hut on the South Pier in Newlyn, Cornwall in England. Measurements of sea level taken at the observatory between 1915 and 1921 were used to define the reference level, Ordnance Datum Newlyn, for height measurement on the British mainland.
Newquay (/ ˈ nj uː k i / NEW-kee; Standard Written Form: Tewynblustri) [citation needed] is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Truro and 20 miles (32 km ...
St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, [1] meaning "hoar rock in woodland") [2] is a tidal island in Mount's Bay near Penzance, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom).The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable (as is the beach) between mid-tide and low water.
Newquay Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It operates two lifeboats , Atlantic 85 The Gladys Mildred (B-821) and D-class (IB1) Enid Mary (D-773).
The Huer's Hut is a listed building in Newquay, Cornwall, England. It may date from the 14th century and have originally seen use as a hermitage and lighthouse . By the 16th century it was used as a lookout point for the seasonal arrival of pilchards in the bay.
Crantock (Cornish: Lanngorrow) is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, two miles (3 km) southwest of Newquay. [2] In 460, a group of Irish hermits founded an oratory there. The village lies to the south of the River Gannel, which forms the boundary between the parishes of Newquay and Crantock. The River Gannel is tidal and ...
Porthcothan (Cornish: Porthkehodhon) [1] is a coastal village between Newquay and Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK. [2] It is within the civil parish of St Eval. Porthcothan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
The Cribbar (Cornish - kribow: reefs), also known as the Widow Maker, [1] is a reef off the Towan Headland in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Cribbar is best known for creating annual big waves, popular with experienced big-wave surfers from across the world. Wave faces can be in excess of 30 ft (9.1 m). [2]