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Dodman Point
Dodman from the south west - geograph.org.uk - 1476874.jpg
Dodman Point from the south west
Map showing the location of Dodman Point
Map showing the location of Dodman Point
Location in Cornwall
Location Cornwall
Coordinates 50°13′10″N 4°48′07″W / 50.219534°N 4.802055°W / 50.219534; -4.802055
Elevation 373.88 feet (114 m)
Operator National Trust
Designation Scheduled monument

Dodman Point (Cornish: Penn Den Varow) near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast, measuring 374 feet (114 m). It is also known by its earlier names of the Deadman and Deadman's Point. It hosts the remains of an Iron Age promontory fort, and at its seaward end is a large granite cross, erected in 1896 to help protect shipping from this headland. It is mentioned in the shanty Spanish Ladies.

To its north-east and in its lee is the small anchorage and sand beach of Gorran Haven.

Below the large stone cross, there is a way down to the bottom of the small cliffs and there is some climbing there on the faces mainly bouldering as it is rarely scaled so there are no fixed anchor points.

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  • On the coastal path looking towards Dodman Point - geograph.org.uk - 224012

    Viewed from the east

  • Dodman Point (geograph 2425653)

    Viewed from the west

  • The cross at Dodman Point (geograph 1643385)

    The Cross

  • The Watch House, Dodman Point (geograph 2428023)

    The Watch House

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  • Parson Martin's Cross, Dodman Point 09

    Parson Martin's Cross

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