2005

SW8469 : Queen Bess Rock, Bedruthan Steps

taken 20 years ago, near to Engollan, Cornwall, England

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Queen Bess Rock, Bedruthan Steps
Queen Bess Rock, Bedruthan Steps
Off with her head! Until a few years ago this rock had a prominent "head" on the slender neck, but it succumbed to the waves in rough weather and fell off. The isolated pillars on this beach are volcanic rock, the cliffs behind are softer sandstone.

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Category: Rock Feature > Rock feature
This photo is linked from: Groupings: · Same view different time (& same view same day) Automatic Clusters: · Steps to the Beach [28] · Queen Bess Rock [7] Other Photos: · Queen Bess Rock 1935 · Queen Bess Rock, Bedruthan Steps 1951 ·
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SW8469, 110 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hawgood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 September, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 17 September, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 847 699 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:29.3552N 5:2.1971W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for SW8469) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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