Long Rock Down

Downs, Moorland in Cornwall

England

Long Rock Down

Bar Point at a low spring tide Looking across Crow Sound to the western end of St Martin’s, Tean, and St Helen’s.
Bar Point at a low spring tide Credit: David Lally

Long Rock Down is a scenic area located in Cornwall, England. Situated near the village of Long Rock, it offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. The downs, moorland, and coastal scenery make it a popular spot for both locals and tourists alike.

The area is characterized by rolling hills and vast stretches of open land, providing ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, walking, and bird-watching. The extensive network of footpaths and trails allows visitors to explore and immerse themselves in the natural beauty of the region.

Long Rock Down is also known for its rich biodiversity. The moorland is home to a variety of plant species, including heather, gorse, and various grasses, providing a vibrant and colorful landscape throughout the year. This diversity also attracts a wide range of wildlife, including birds of prey, such as kestrels and buzzards, as well as smaller birds like skylarks.

The panoramic views from Long Rock Down are particularly outstanding. On clear days, visitors can see the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as nearby landmarks such as St. Michael's Mount and the Lizard Peninsula. The ever-changing weather conditions contribute to the dramatic and dynamic atmosphere of the area.

Overall, Long Rock Down offers a tranquil and awe-inspiring experience for nature enthusiasts. Its stunning vistas, diverse flora and fauna, and accessibility make it an ideal location for those seeking a true taste of Cornwall's natural beauty.

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Long Rock Down Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 49.932397/-6.3023316 or Grid Reference SV9112. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Bar Point at a low spring tide Looking across Crow Sound to the western end of St Martin’s, Tean, and St Helen’s.
Bar Point at a low spring tide
Looking across Crow Sound to the western end of St Martin’s, Tean, and St Helen’s.
Looking east from Bar Point At a low spring tide.
Looking east from Bar Point
At a low spring tide.
McFarland’s Down A lane of nondescript bungalows.
McFarland’s Down
A lane of nondescript bungalows.
Two gates On Mcfarlands Down.
Two gates
On Mcfarlands Down.
Entrance to the Innisidgen chambered cairn Scheduled Monument including both burial cairn and other features:

Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St Mary's

List Entry Number:1013271 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013271?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013271?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Entrance to the Innisidgen chambered cairn
Scheduled Monument including both burial cairn and other features: Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St Mary's List Entry Number:1013271 LinkExternal link
Rope swing near Innisidgen Hanging from a very high branch of a Monterey Pine.
Rope swing near Innisidgen
Hanging from a very high branch of a Monterey Pine.
Gate with faded sign Possibly an old PRIVATE sign? According to the OS  the track ahead is a right of way..
Gate with faded sign
Possibly an old PRIVATE sign? According to the OS the track ahead is a right of way..
Rocks near Pellew's Redoubt A reprograph of my own first for the square <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/815561" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/815561">Link</a> if only because there’s nothing much else in it! Should get me a T point too!
Rocks near Pellew's Redoubt
A reprograph of my own first for the square Link if only because there’s nothing much else in it! Should get me a T point too!
Tobaccoman’s Point and Green Island With Tresco Abbey behind.

Taken on the way back from St Martin’s.
Tobaccoman’s Point and Green Island
With Tresco Abbey behind. Taken on the way back from St Martin’s.
Crow Sound, Toll's Island A small fishing boat navigates Crow Sound on the eastern side of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.  Toll's Island is one of the tidal islands off the Isles of Scilly.  It is located 100 metres east of the coast of St Mary's at Pelistry.  Toll’s Island is linked to St Mary's by a sandy isthmus which is covered at high tide.
Crow Sound, Toll's Island
A small fishing boat navigates Crow Sound on the eastern side of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. Toll's Island is one of the tidal islands off the Isles of Scilly. It is located 100 metres east of the coast of St Mary's at Pelistry. Toll’s Island is linked to St Mary's by a sandy isthmus which is covered at high tide.
Hats South Cardinal Marker, Crow Sound A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. The direction of its two conical top marks indicates the safest side to pass. In this case, both cones are pointing down which indicates that shipping should pass on the south side of the buoy (to avoid the Hats shallows and an uncovering boiler structure from a wreck in the sound. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_mark" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_mark">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>  (Cardinal Mark, Wikipedia).
Hats South Cardinal Marker, Crow Sound
A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. The direction of its two conical top marks indicates the safest side to pass. In this case, both cones are pointing down which indicates that shipping should pass on the south side of the buoy (to avoid the Hats shallows and an uncovering boiler structure from a wreck in the sound. LinkExternal link (Cardinal Mark, Wikipedia).
Halangy Down Transmitter Mast The Halangy Down transmitter on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly is a 500-watt FM radio and television transmitter with a 250-foot-high steel lattice tower, surmounted by a main TV antenna. It was built by the BBC in 1969.
Halangy Down Transmitter Mast
The Halangy Down transmitter on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly is a 500-watt FM radio and television transmitter with a 250-foot-high steel lattice tower, surmounted by a main TV antenna. It was built by the BBC in 1969.
Crow Rock and Beacon Crow Rock is an islet in the Isles of Scilly, situated near to Halangy Point on St Mary's. At high tide. only the central tip of the rock is visible above the water, hence the need for the beacon.
Crow Rock and Beacon
Crow Rock is an islet in the Isles of Scilly, situated near to Halangy Point on St Mary's. At high tide. only the central tip of the rock is visible above the water, hence the need for the beacon.
Isles of Scilly, Crow Rock and Halangy Down Transmitter Mast Crow Rock is an islet in the Isles of Scilly, situated near Halangy Point on St Mary's. At high tide. only the central tip of the rock is visible above the water, hence the need for the beacon. The Halangy Down transmitter on St Mary's is a 500-watt FM radio and television transmitter with a 250 feet high steel lattice tower, surmounted by a main TV antenna. It was built by the BBC in 1969.
Isles of Scilly, Crow Rock and Halangy Down Transmitter Mast
Crow Rock is an islet in the Isles of Scilly, situated near Halangy Point on St Mary's. At high tide. only the central tip of the rock is visible above the water, hence the need for the beacon. The Halangy Down transmitter on St Mary's is a 500-watt FM radio and television transmitter with a 250 feet high steel lattice tower, surmounted by a main TV antenna. It was built by the BBC in 1969.
Green Island, Tresco
Green Island, Tresco
Tresco, Skirt Island
Tresco, Skirt Island
Isles of Scilly, The Mare The Mare is the southernmost of the rocky islets just south of Tresco.
Isles of Scilly, The Mare
The Mare is the southernmost of the rocky islets just south of Tresco.
Watermill Cove, St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) St Mary's (Cornish: Ennor) is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly archipelago
Watermill Cove, St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)
St Mary's (Cornish: Ennor) is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly archipelago
Show me another place!

Long Rock Down is located at Grid Ref: SV9112 (Lat: 49.932397, Lng: -6.3023316)

Division: Isles of Scilly

Unitary Authority: Isles of Scilly

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 49.932397,-6.3023316
Source: PGS
Lat/Long: 49.9315506/-6.3089592
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Lat/Long: 49.9319829/-6.3086031
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Lat/Long: 49.9331623/-6.3091043
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Lat/Long: 49.9348763/-6.3015099
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Lat/Long: 49.9345018/-6.3043288
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Lat/Long: 49.9352972/-6.3004697
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Lat/Long: 49.9361937/-6.2994583
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Lat/Long: 49.9358128/-6.2996875
Halangy Down Ancient Village
Description: Iron Age village
Fee: no
Historic: ruins
Operator: English Heritage
Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bants-carn-burial-chamber-and-halangy-down-ancient-village/
Wikidata: Q1570224
Lat/Long: 49.9314108/-6.3079207
Ele: 43
Natural: peak
Lat/Long: 49.934089/-6.2962155
Halangy Down BBC Transmitter
Height: 120
Man Made: tower
Source Height: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hangley_Down_BBC_Transmitter_-_geograph.org.uk_-_570988.jpg
Source Name: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hangley_Down_BBC_Transmitter_-_geograph.org.uk_-_570988.jpg + verbal correction
Tower Type: communication
Wikidata: Q42852371
Wikipedia: en:Halangy Down transmitter
Lat/Long: 49.9324837/-6.3053897
Bant's Carn
Description: Bronze Age burial mound with entrance passage and inner chamber. .
Fee: no
Historic: ruins
Operator: English Heritage
Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bants-carn-burial-chamber-and-halangy-down-ancient-village/
Wikidata: Q806998
Wikipedia: en:Bant's Carn
Lat/Long: 49.9308177/-6.3074208
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 49.932206/-6.3073218
Post Box
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Ref: TR21 159
Lat/Long: 49.9296111/-6.3029379
Telephone
Phone: +44 1720 422545
Lat/Long: 49.9287637/-6.3037811
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 49.9306228/-6.3082816
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 49.9330848/-6.3053074
Telegraph
Place: hamlet
Wikidata: Q7696213
Wikipedia: en:Telegraph, Isles of Scilly
Lat/Long: 49.9296216/-6.3038637
The Long Rock
Archaeological Site: megalith
Heritage: yes
Historic: archaeological_site
Material: stone
Megalith Type: menhir
Source: 1:25k + verbal
Source Alt Name: 1:25k
Source Name: verbal
Tourism: attraction
Wikidata: Q17674083
Lat/Long: 49.9319284/-6.3023347
Trenoweth
Alt Name: Higher Trenoweth
Place: hamlet
Wikidata: Q22336916
Wikipedia: en:Trenoweth, Isles of Scilly
Lat/Long: 49.9321373/-6.2959941
Ele: 51
Natural: peak
Note: highest point in the Isles of Scilly
Lat/Long: 49.9288206/-6.3038115
Newford
Place: isolated_dwelling
Lat/Long: 49.9286947/-6.2985595
Recycling
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 49.9291608/-6.3042443
Leisure: slipway
Lat/Long: 49.9348218/-6.3044948
Pendrathen
Place: isolated_dwelling
Lat/Long: 49.9334654/-6.3059918
Bench
Lat/Long: 49.9344045/-6.304699
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9314792/-6.303438
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9329562/-6.301543
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9334267/-6.3010669
Power: pole
Transformer: distribution
Lat/Long: 49.9337133/-6.3004419
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9336244/-6.2986931
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9333369/-6.2979957
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9329001/-6.2968518
Power: pole
Transformer: distribution
Lat/Long: 49.932623/-6.2956569
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9338842/-6.2993395
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9335527/-6.2990002
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9327369/-6.2990686
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9321387/-6.299137
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9310139/-6.299247
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9302067/-6.2994441
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9294461/-6.2990338
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.929131/-6.2989707
Power: pole
Transformer: distribution
Lat/Long: 49.9285621/-6.2987468
Pendrathen
Natural: bay
Source: OS Open Names
Lat/Long: 49.9357845/-6.302839
Seamark Beacon Special Purpose Colour: black
Seamark Beacon Special Purpose Shape: pile
Seamark Type: beacon_special_purpose
Lat/Long: 49.93622/-6.3036418
Seamark Landmark Category: mast
Seamark Landmark Function: television
Seamark Light Colour: red
Seamark Type: landmark
Lat/Long: 49.9324702/-6.3054335
Bench
Material: wood
Seats: 1
Lat/Long: 49.9352015/-6.3005485
Bench
Backrest: yes
Material: wood
Lat/Long: 49.9309405/-6.3072044
Golf: pin
Lat/Long: 49.9289523/-6.3059116
Golf: pin
Lat/Long: 49.9291669/-6.3069748
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