What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
The Coastguard Lookout Station at Rame Head in Cornwall was established in the 19th century to monitor shipping along the south coast and assist in maritime rescue operations. It is associated with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and local coastguards who played a vital role in saving lives at sea, reflecting the area's historical vulnerability to shipwrecks.
Places near here
Chapel of St MichaelListed building · 456 yd
Rame ChapelChurch, cross or graveyard · 488 yd
Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame HeadScheduled monument · 505 yd
Chalets on Wiggle CliffCliff or headland · 1.0 mi
Cawsand village and beachBeach · 1.2 mi
Cawsand - from Cawsand BeachBeach · 1.3 mi
Cawsand FortScheduled monument · 1.3 mi
Grotto - Queen Adelaide's SeatCave or cavern · 1.3 mi
Penlee PointViewpoint · 1.4 mi
PenleeHeadland · 1.4 mi
Cave Hole PointCave or cavern · 1.8 mi
Chamber RockIslet · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0