Gwennap Head Cornwall
by Terri Waters
Title
Gwennap Head Cornwall
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph - Photograph
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Gwennap Head or Tol Pedn, its original Cornish name as it was known until 1977, is located high on the far south west of Cornwall between Land`s End and Porthcurno. Tol Pedn Penwith (the Holed headland in Penwith) draws its name from a chasm called the Funnel.
Work on the coastguard station began around 1905 and by 1910 it was up and running. Following the wreck of a small French fishing boat at the foot of the cliffs it was proved that the wreck site was invisible from the Gwennap Head look out which at that time was in the lower part of the present building. As a direct result a second floor was added to give extra height to the lookout
Gwennap Head is an excellent place to watch the sun setting over the Longships Lighthouse or to look out for basking sharks and seals.
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August 17th, 2015
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