East & West from Black Head




Black Head is a headland at the western end of St Austell Bay, in Cornwall. 

It is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort. The fort is a scheduled monument. 

A memorial stone for the Cornish writer A. L. Rowse is situated on Black Head. In retirement he lived in the nearby hamlet of Trenarren. The stone includes the inscription "This was the land of my content".

Looking East from Black Head

Looking West from Black Head

Looking East & West from Black Head

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