Kennack to Coverack is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK, noted for both its biological and geological interest. It is of botanical importance, with 8 Red Data Book of rare and endangered plant species being found on the site as well as other nationally scarce varieties.
Location
1 explorer visited this place
1.9 km
Coverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, UK. It lies in the parish of St Keverne, on the east side of the Lizard peninsula about nine miles south of Falmouth.
Coverack has several hotels and a youth hostel. The area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing and diving. The nearby rocks known as the Manacles have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination.
2.2 km
Trelan is a hamlet in the parish of St Keverne in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the eastern borders of Goonhilly Downs.
Trelan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The manor of Trelan was recorded in the Domesday Book when it was held by Thurstan from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was 1 hide of land and land for 5 ploughs. There were 3 ploughs, 4 serfs, 2 villeins, 6 smallholders, 6 square leagues of pasture, 2 cattle and 40 sheep. The value of the manor was £1-5s. though it had formerly been worth £1-19s. There was also a land holding of 4 acres in Trelan which was held by Doda from the Count; there were 15 sheep and 1 cow.
2.5 km
Gwenter is a hamlet in the parish of St Keverne, Cornwall, England.
Gwenter lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
The name Gwenter comes from the Cornish language words gwyns, meaning 'wind', and tir, meaning 'land'.
2.6 km
Coverack Lifeboat Station was located on the harbour, in Coverack, a small fishing village about 11 miles south east of Helston, on the south-east coast of the county of Cornwall.
A lifeboat station was first established at Coverack in 1901, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
After operating for 79 years, Coverack Lifeboat Station closed on 27 March 1980.
2.7 km
Kennack Sands is a beach and sand-dune system on the east coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK.
