Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point

This article is about the site of Special Scientific Interest around Roseland, Cornwall. For the standing stone in Madron, Cornwall, see Carfury Standing Stone.

50.2357°N 4.8524°W / 50.2357; -4.8524

Manare Point

Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point is a coastal Geological Conservation Review site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its geological interest.^[1]

Parts of the land designated as Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point Site of Special Scientific Interest are owned by the National Trust.^[2]

Geography

The 102.5-hectare (253-acre) site, notified in 1998, surrounds Veryan Bay on the south Cornish coast, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-east of the city of Truro. It starts in the west at Manare Point, south of Portloe and ends at Gell Point, passing through the shores at Caerhays Castle.^[3][4]

References

1. "Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point" (PDF). Natural England. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
2. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. "Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point map". Natural England. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
4. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4