Portland, Land's End and Penzance

Pictures taken in Portland, Land's End, Penzance and thereabouts during our Summer holiday in June 2014.
Portland A view of Portland : 2014, England, Englanti, Portland, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Olympic Rings Olympic Rings, moved to New Ground, Portland Heights in September 2012, where they are now. The stone rings were on display during the Olympic sailing and windsurfing events outside Weymouth railway station. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Gate Portland Castle gate : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Portland Castle Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The entire harbour fell under artillery range from Portland Castle and nearby Sandsfoot Castle. Portland Castle has a low profile offering less of a target, with a traditional rounded wall facing the sea, designed to deflect incoming ordnance. The land side was moated. The castle was bolstered ready to repel the attempted invasion by the Spanish Armada in 1588. In the event the Royal Navy fended off the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Portland just east of the isle of Portland on 23. July 1588. Portland Castle experienced its only real action during the English Civil War 1642-1649. Being an historic Royal Manor, Portland naturally supported King Charles and was a Royalist stronghold. Nearby Weymouth - a merchant town - firmly backed Cromwell's Parliamentarians and a succession of battles and ruses saw Portland Castle captured and recaptured several times. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Portland Castle Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The entire harbour fell under artillery range from Portland Castle and nearby Sandsfoot Castle. Portland Castle has a low profile offering less of a target, with a traditional rounded wall facing the sea, designed to deflect incoming ordnance. The land side was moated. The castle was bolstered ready to repel the attempted invasion by the Spanish Armada in 1588. In the event the Royal Navy fended off the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Portland just east of the isle of Portland on 23. July 1588. Portland Castle experienced its only real action during the English Civil War 1642-1649. Being an historic Royal Manor, Portland naturally supported King Charles and was a Royalist stronghold. Nearby Weymouth - a merchant town - firmly backed Cromwell's Parliamentarians and a succession of battles and ruses saw Portland Castle captured and recaptured several times. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Cannons Lower armament. Originally there was another floor with cannons as well, but the second floor has been removed. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Window A window showing the thickness of the castle walls : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Cross Cross-shaped window : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Living quarters In the first half of the 19th century the castle was modernised for residential occupation after being granted to the Rev. John Manning in 1816; he was succeeded by Capt. Charles Manning in 1834. After his death it was used as living quarters for nearby officers. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Living quarters In the first half of the 19th century the castle was modernised for residential occupation after being granted to the Rev. John Manning in 1816; he was succeeded by Capt. Charles Manning in 1834. After his death it was used as living quarters for nearby officers. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Kitchen Originally kitchen was divided in four parts and soldiers took care of cooking and other domestic duties in this fortress. : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Hitchhiking Hitchin' a ride in Portland way :). : 2014, England, Englanti, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Land's End Tourist info and center, entrance to the area. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Penwith House Penwith House was originally built as a temperance hotel for Victorian visitors to Land’s End who preferred an establishment that provided soft drinks only, with no alcohol on the premises. Today, this charming old building is home to a shop selling nautically-themed gifts, souvenirs and confectionery. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Lifeboat Old lifeboat "The James & Catherine Macfarlane" is on display : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel What to see What to see from Land's End : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
Longships Lighthouse Longships Lighthouse is located about 2.01 km off the coast of Lands End in Cornwall. It stands on Carn Bras, the highest of the Longships islets which rises 12 m above high water level. The lighthouse has been unmanned since 1988. The original tower was built in 1795 to the design of Trinity House architect Samuel Wyatt. The lantern was (24 m above sea level but very high seas obscured its light. In 1869 Trinity House began constructing a replacement. The building of the present granite tower used much of the equipment that had previously been used in the construction of the Wolf Rock Lighthouse. The tower was first lit in December 1873 having cost £43,870 to build. Even after these improvements, the S.S. Bluejacket was wrecked on rocks near the lighthouse on a clear night in 1898, nearly demolishing the lighthouse in the process. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Tunnel A tunnel made by the sea : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
Tunnel A tunnel made by the sea : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Irish Lady Irish Lady : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
20140608 5D-5193 Close-up of Irish Lady : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Maen Cliff castle This small rocky headland is the site of one of the oldest cliff castles on the Cornish coast. On the landward side it was defended by a substantial stone wall, ditch and counter-scarp bank. The ditch is deepest on the northern side of the headland, where the counter-scarp bank is revetted with large granite blocks. The stonework of the narrow entrance still stands, and just outside the gateway lies one of the former gate jambs. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with gray-white pubescent and glandular hairs, imparting a woolly texture. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year. The flowering stem develops in the second year, typically 1 to 2 m tall, sometimes longer. The flowers are arranged in a showy, terminal, elongated cluster, and each flower is tubular and pendent. The flowers are typically purple, but some plants, especially those under cultivation, may be pink, rose, yellow, or white. The inside surface of the flower tube is heavily spotted. Due to the presence of the cardiac glycoside digitoxin, the leaves, flowers and seeds of this plant are all poisonous to humans and some animals and can be fatal if eaten. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Cave One more cave at Land's end area : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
See through A pass through the cliffs : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Land's End Cliffs and sea at Land's End, a truly beautiful place even though the weather wasn't the best when we were there. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Coastguard lookout post This coastguard lookout post was built in 1912 and actively used until the 1940's, after which it was used for training coastguards. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Coastguard lookout post This coastguard lookout post was built in 1912 and actively used until the 1940's, after which it was used for training coastguards. : 2014, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel
Leaf A leaf (?) painted on coastguards' former lookout station's door. : 2014, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Sennen Cove The village of Sennen Cove seen from the hill : 2014, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Penn-An-Wlas Means Land's End : 2014, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Land's End, kesäloma, maisema, matka, scenery, summer holiday, travel Curious cow This cow was very curious and came close to take a better look of us and what we were doing. : Carn Euny, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Roman period, Roomalaisaika, historia, history, kesäloma, kivikausi, matka, stone age, summer holiday, travel
Curious cow This cow was very curious and came close to take a better look of us and what we were doing. : Carn Euny, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Roman period, Roomalaisaika, historia, history, kesäloma, kivikausi, matka, stone age, summer holiday, travel Curious cow This cow was very curious and came close to take a better look of us and what we were doing. : Carn Euny, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Roman period, Roomalaisaika, historia, history, kesäloma, kivikausi, matka, stone age, summer holiday, travel Carn Euny Carn Euny (from Cornish: Karn Uni) is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula with considerable evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement. Excavations on this site have shown that there was activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. There is evidence that shows that the first timber huts there were built about 200 BC, but by the 1st century BC, these had been replaced by stone huts. The remains of these stone huts are still visible today. : Carn Euny, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Roman period, Roomalaisaika, historia, history, kesäloma, kivikausi, matka, stone age, summer holiday, travel Carn Euny Carn Euny (from Cornish: Karn Uni) is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula with considerable evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement. Excavations on this site have shown that there was activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. There is evidence that shows that the first timber huts there were built about 200 BC, but by the 1st century BC, these had been replaced by stone huts. The remains of these stone huts are still visible today. : Carn Euny, Cornwall, England, Englanti, Roman period, Roomalaisaika, historia, history, kesäloma, kivikausi, matka, stone age, summer holiday, travel
Clarence Street Clarence Street houses : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Face A painted face on Clarence Street : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Morrab Road Nice house on Morrab Road : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel White Lion Hotel The building is older but the White Lion Hotel was established in 1893 : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
The Market House The Market House was completed in 1838, originally to house a market in the western half of the building and the guildhall in the east. The basement below the guildhall originally contained cells for prisoners, while the first floor was used as a grammar school from 1867 to 1898. The upper storey of the western end housed the Corn Exchange which also served a dual purpose as a theatre. It was officially opened on 28 June 1838. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel The Market House and Humphry Davy statue Sir Humphry Davy (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a Cornish chemist and inventor. He is best remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. The statue was erected in 1872, at a cost of above £600, in front of the Old Town hall, not far from the site of his birthplace, the sculptors being Messrs. Wills, of Euston road, London: the statue, which is 8 feet 8 inches high from the pedestal, is designed after Sir Thomas Lawrence’s portrait, painted for the Royal Society, and now at Burlington House, and represents Sir Humphry in the well-known costume of the portrait, with the right hand resting on a safety-lamp: the pedestal, about 10 feet high, is formed of the finest blue Lamorna granite. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Anno Domini Two phone boots next to The Market House : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Post Office Architect John Trounson designed the Post Office building and it was built in 1883 : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Resting Two cyclists resting on Market Jew Street in Penzance : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Penzance boats Small boats in Penzance harbour, some showing the pride of supposed pirate past : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel St. Mary's St Mary's was built between 1832 and 1835. It features ornate carvings on the inside and attractive stations of the cross around the walls. There is a large stained glass window over the altar and a balcony running around the church. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel The Globe The Globe on Queen Street, not rated very favourably I'm afraid. I have no personal experience though. : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Queen Street Queen Street, towards the sea : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Weird character Some kind of Croc character : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Causewayhead Oldish buildings : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Mounts Bay Trading company Nice old buildings : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Spooky Headless Jim's fancy dress : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Curious people People in front of the pub looking back on Causewayhead : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Roadworks Fixing the road : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Back alley A narrow alley with lots of flowers : Cornwall, England, Englanti, Penzance, city, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
St. Michael's Mount St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, (Carrek Los yn Cos), meaning "grey rock in the woods", also known colloquially by locals as simply the Mount) is a tidal island 366 m off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish and is united with the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. : 2014, Cornwall, England, Englanti, St. Michael's Mount, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Portreath The name Portreath (meaning "sandy cove") was first recorded in 1485 and tin streaming in the valley was recorded from 1602. Devon contractor Samuel Nott, was engaged to build the first mole (or quay) in 1713 on the western side of the beach, near Amy's Point. By 1827 Portreath was described as Cornwall's most important port and Portreath was, with Devoran on the south coast, one of the main ports for sending the copper ore mined in the Gwennap area to Swansea for smelting. The ships returned with Welsh coal to fire the steam engines used on the mines. The peak of this enterprise was around 1840, when some 100,000 tons of copper ore were shipped out each year : 2014, EOS 5D, England, Englanti, Porthreath, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, panoraama, summer holiday, travel