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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Lizard Point, or The Lizard, headland, in SW. of Cornwall, 12 miles S. of Helston, forming the most southerly promontory in England, alt. 186 ft. It is the Promontorium Damnonium of Ptolemy; the modern name is said to be a corruption of the Cornish Liazherd, "a projecting headland." The coast scenery here is striking and romantic. On the cliff are 2 lighthouses, each 61 ft. high, and with fixed light (Lizard) 230 ft. above high water and seen 21 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "headland" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | LIZARD POINT | LIZARD POINT OR THE LIZARD | THE LIZARD |
| Place: | Lizard |
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