Gurnard's Head
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Gurnard's Head (grid reference SW432386) is a prominent headland on the north coast of the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is near the hamlet of Treen in the parish of Zennor.
The name is supposed to reflect the fact that the rocky peninsula resembles the head of the gurnard fish.
The headland is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort known as Trereen Dinas.[1]
Almost entirely owned by the National Trust, the headland is also part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI.
[edit] References
- ^ Craig Weatherhill Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall & Scilly (Alison Hodge 1985; Halsgrove 1997, 2000)
[edit] External links
- Trereen Dinas promontory fort site page on The Megalithic Portal
- Gurnard's Head cliff fort site page on The Modern Antiquarian
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