Trevose Head (Cornish:Penn Trenfos, meaningfarm of the wall's headland[citation needed]) (grid referenceSW853764) is a headland on theAtlantic coast of northCornwall, on the south-western coast ofGreat Britain. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west ofPadstow. TheSouth West Coast Path runs around the whole promontory and is within theCornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Trevose HeadHeritage Coast. In clear weather, visitors to Trevose Head can see virtually the whole length of the north Cornwall coast; to the north, the view extends beyond the Cornwall county boundary toHartland Point (40 miles (64 km)), Devon; to the south, it extends beyondSt Ives to the headland atPendeen Watch (35 miles (56 km)).
LB&SCR H2 class4-4-2 no. 425 (later no. B425, 2425, and 32425) was namedTrevose Head after this landmark.
The ruins ofSt Constantine's chapel can be visited at hole 3 of Trevose Golf Club along an ancient right of way. The club is situated betweenConstantine Bay andMother Ivey's Bay, behindBooby's Bay.
Trevose Head Lighthouse, maintained byTrinity House, is on the north-west corner of the headland and thePadstow lifeboat is stationed on the east side of Trevose Head. The lighthouse was first lit on 1 December 1847; initially there was an upper and lower light with the lower light no longer used after 1882. The last of the resident keepers left the lighthouse on 20 December 1995 following automation.[1] A lifeboat was established at Padstow before 1825 and in 1967 the lifeboat station was moved fromHawkers Cove to Trevose Head due to silting of theRiver Camel.The present station was completed in July 2006 and came into service shortly after.[2]
In September 1940, duringWorld War 2, there is a record of bombs being dropped on Trevose Head, although it is suspected that these were jettisoned rather than the headland being deliberately targeted.[3]
Approximately 217 acres (88 ha) of Trevose Headland was put up for sale in March 2016, comprising 137 acres (55 ha) of agricultural land and 80 acres (32 ha) of coastal rough grazing and slope. The area had been in the ownership of the same family since circa 1900.[4]
The headland is within theTrevose Head and Constantine BaySite of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is designated for both its biological and geological interests.Wild asparagus (Asparagus prostratus) grows on the cliffs of Dinas Head and shore dock (Rumex rupestris) at the base of the cliffs. The cliffs are also important for breeding northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), razorbill (Alca torda) and guillemot (Uria aalge).[5]
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