Nare Point, Cornwall

Historical Description

Nare Point, a small headland in the SE of Cornwall, 1 mile SE of the month of the Helford river, and 5 S of Falmouth. It consists partly of a peculiar conglomerate, very interesting to geologists, and is pierced by a curious cavern, the roof of which is part of an ancient sea-beach.

Maps

Online maps of Nare Point are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)