What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Clifftop Tower was built in the early 19th century as a look-out post to monitor French naval movements during the Napoleonic Wars. It is remembered as a relic of Britain's defensive preparations against potential invasion.
Places near here
Porthtowan BeachBeach / strand · 1592 yd
Bridge InnListed building · 1.5 mi
Gooden Heane CoveBay · 1.6 mi
The Parc Erissey milestone beside the B3300Monument or public art · 1.6 mi
Engine House, Chapel CombeChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.7 mi
Nance WoodWood · 1.7 mi
Portreath milestoneMonument or public art · 1.7 mi
Chapel Porth BeachBeach / strand · 1.8 mi
Cave at Chapel PorthCave or cavern · 1.8 mi
Sculpture at Tolgus TinPublic sculpture · 2.0 mi
Chapel Porth beach and caveCave or cavern · 2.0 mi
St Illogan Church Bell TowerCastle, fort or tower · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0