Ness Point
Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to the north of the town centre, overlooking the North Sea, and has a direction marker, known as Euroscope, marking locations in other countries and their distance from Ness Point.[1]
Ness point is the site for the Orbis Energy Centre, a renewable energy development centre. Also located at Ness Point is the previous record holder for Britain's tallest wind turbine, nicknamed "Gulliver". It stands 126 metres (413 ft) tall, generating energy for the National Grid.[2]
See also
- Ardnamurchan Point, westernmost point of the British mainland.
- Land's End, westernmost point of mainland England.
- Lizard Point, southernmost point of mainland England.
- Marshall Meadows Bay, northernmost point of England.
References
- ^ The mess that is Ness, BBC Suffolk, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ Suffolk's first turbine, BBC Suffolk, 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-21.