What is recorded here
Looe Island, located off the coast of Cornwall, England, has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age and was once connected to the mainland. It is notable for its historical lighthouse, built in 1793, and for being the site of a 19th-century leper colony.
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- Operator
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Places near here
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St George's Island (Looe Island)Island · 169 yd
The Chapel of LammanaVisitor information · 1107 yd
Portnadler BayBay · 1172 yd
Fairground, Looe HarbourHeritage place · 1173 yd
Hendersick CliffCliff or headland · 1529 yd
Samphire BeachBeach / strand · 1662 yd
Banjo PierLighthouse · 1675 yd
Looe BeachBeach · 1693 yd
The memorial statue to 'Nelson'Monument or public art · 1.0 mi
Looe Harbour Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.1 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Old GuildhallScheduled monument · 1.1 mi
Hore StoneIslet · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0