Wras

Coastal Feature, Headland, Point in Cornwall

England

Wras

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

Wras is a picturesque headland located in Cornwall, England. Situated along the rugged coastline, it serves as a prominent coastal feature that attracts visitors from near and far. With its stunning cliffs, dramatic views, and rich history, Wras is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and history buffs alike.

The headland is characterized by its towering cliffs, which reach heights of up to 200 feet above sea level. These cliffs offer breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding coastline and the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The rugged landscape is dotted with small coves and rocky outcrops, creating a diverse and visually striking terrain.

Wras is renowned for its diverse wildlife and is home to a wide range of seabirds, including puffins, gannets, and fulmars. These birds can often be spotted nesting on the cliffs, adding to the area's natural beauty and ecological significance.

In addition to its natural wonders, Wras boasts a rich historical heritage. The headland is home to several ancient ruins, including the remains of an Iron Age fort and a medieval chapel. These historical sites provide a glimpse into the area's past and offer visitors a chance to explore its cultural significance.

Wras is easily accessible by foot, with a number of walking trails and footpaths leading to the headland. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks along the cliffs, taking in the stunning scenery and immersing themselves in the tranquility of the coastal surroundings.

Overall, Wras is a captivating coastal feature that offers a unique blend of natural beauty and historical intrigue. Its rugged cliffs, diverse wildlife, and rich heritage make it a must-visit destination for anyone exploring the stunning coastline of Cornwall.

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Wras Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 49.936265/-6.3035689 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
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Wras is located at Grid Ref: SV9112 (Lat: 49.936265, Lng: -6.3035689)

Division: Isles of Scilly

Unitary Authority: Isles of Scilly

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 49.936265,-6.3035689
Source: PGS
Lat/Long: 49.9368341/-6.2967972
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Lat/Long: 49.9367816/-6.2987131
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Lat/Long: 49.9366418/-6.2976507
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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
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Lat/Long: 49.9366024/-6.2994247
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
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 49.9330848/-6.3053074
Source: PGS
Lat/Long: 49.936813/-6.2991856
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
Crow Rock
Place: islet
Seamark Beacon Isolated Danger Colour: black;red;black
Seamark Beacon Isolated Danger Colour Pattern: horizontal
Seamark Light Character: Fl
Seamark Light Colour: white
Seamark Light Group: 2
Seamark Light Period: 10
Seamark Name: Crow Rock
Seamark Topmark Colour: black
Seamark Topmark Shape: 2 spheres
Seamark Type: beacon_isolated_danger
Lat/Long: 49.9377714/-6.3083262
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
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
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9338842/-6.2993395
Location Transition: yes
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 49.9335527/-6.2990002
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
Seamark Type: wreck
Seamark Wreck Category: dangerous
Seamark Wreck Water Level: submerged
Lat/Long: 49.9381017/-6.3037276
Bench
Material: wood
Seats: 1
Lat/Long: 49.9352015/-6.3005485
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