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<< Our Photo Pages >> Camel Rock - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Cornwall

Submitted by markj99 on Monday, 10 May 2021  Page Views: 693

Natural PlacesSite Name: Camel Rock Alternative Name: The Bishop
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Porthleven  Nearest Village: Praa Sands
Map Ref: SW59762645
Latitude: 50.089474N  Longitude: 5.359988W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Camel Rock
Camel Rock submitted by markj99 : Camel Rock, Porthleven in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Camel Rock is a rock stack on the cliffs at Rinsey Head in Cornwall. As you climb up the South West Coast Path (SWCP) towards Trewavas Head from Rinsey a rock stack on SE edge of the cliffs assumes the profile of a camel. Camel Rock can also be viewed from an approach from the E on the SWCP but the illusion is less convincing.

The rock stack is also known as The Bishop locally.

Directions: There is a SWCP Car Park in Rinsey. Follow the SWCP path past Wheal Prosper Mine heading SE alongside the coast. After c. 0.5 mile on the path you will reach Trewavas Cliff, a Chambered Cairn already listed in TMP. Continue E up the SWCP for c. 100 yards. Camel Rock will come into view on the edge of the coast.

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Camel Rock
Camel Rock submitted by markj99 : A camel gazes out to sea. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Camel Rock
Camel Rock submitted by markj99 : Approaching Camel Rock from W. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SW5926 : Trewavas Head by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2019(licence)
SW5926 : Bishop or Camel? by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2019(licence)
SW5926 : Camel or Bishop? by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2019(licence)
SW5926 : Curious Rock by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2019(licence)
SW5926 : The Bishop, or Camel Rock, from the west by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2015(licence)

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