Description:
Gribbin Head is a gentle green headland referred
to locally as "The Gribbin". The headland
is topped by the red-and-white striped Daymark
Tower which was erected in 1832 as a safety measure.
It seems that sailors often mistook Gribbin Head
for St. Anthony's Head at the entrance of Falmouth
Estuary. Many accidents resulted from the confusion
until the Daymark Tower was built to distinguish
the two headlands.
The
South Cornish coastline is more gentle than the
rugged Northern shore, with flowering gorse creating
a vivid yellow carpet over the land in early spring.
The South West Coast Path runs along the clifftop
on its 600 mile journey from Poole to Minehead.
This stretch to coast is also a popular boating
centre, with Porthallow, Fowey, and Looe harbours
being crowded with sailing craft in the summer
months.
The entire coast is punctuated by Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI). Gribbin Head is owned
and administered by the National Trust, and the
Trust organises regular "open days"
during the summer when visitors can climb to the
top of Daymark Tower.
Area Countryside attractions: The South West
Coast Path Easily the longest and, in places, the most
arduous, of England's National Trails. The path
is actually the amalgamation of 4 paths; the Somerset
& North Devon, Cornwall, South Devon, and
Dorset Coastal paths. The route is quite popular,
and it can be crowded in the summer months, though
there are always long stretches where your only
company will be a chorus of sea birds. More
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