Dodman Point
Dodman Point is the highest headland on the south coast of Cornwall at around 400 feet high. It appears on maps as "Deadmans Pt" or "Deadman Pt" up to the mid 1800s, though the original name was Penare. The 20ft high granite cross was erected on top of the point in 1896 by the rector of St Michael Caerhays to act as a daymark for shipping. It was blown down by a storm in 1905 and had to be re-erected
The small building in an area of metal railings just inland of the point was a watch house - part of a signal station built during the Napoleonic Wars. The whitewashed structure beside it was a lookout platform.
On walks
- Gorran Haven to Dodman Point (4.9 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Caerhays Castle to Hemmick Beach (3.8 mile walk)
- Portholland to Portloe (3.9 mile walk)