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What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
St George's Island, also known as Looe Island, is located off the coast of Cornwall and has a history of human activity dating back to the Bronze Age. It is notable for its medieval and early modern use as a site for fishing and small-scale settlement, and for the remains of a 17th-century battery built to defend against pirate attacks.
Places near here
Looe IslandIsland · 169 yd
The Chapel of LammanaVisitor information · 952 yd
Fairground, Looe HarbourHeritage place · 1006 yd
Portnadler BayBay · 1117 yd
Hendersick CliffCliff or headland · 1432 yd
Banjo PierLighthouse · 1519 yd
Looe BeachBeach · 1532 yd
Samphire BeachBeach / strand · 1576 yd
The memorial statue to 'Nelson'Monument or public art · 1612 yd
Looe Harbour Heritage CentreMuseum · 1707 yd
Old GuildhallScheduled monument · 1.0 mi
Cave in LooeCave or cavern · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Ewan Stevenson · CC BY-SA 2.0