Devil's Point (also called Western King Point) is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the
River Tamar
The Tamar (; kw, Dowr Tamar) is a river in south west England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A part of the Tamar Valley is a World Heritage Site due to its historic mining activities.
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where it meets the
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or (Jèrriais), ( Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kan ...
at
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a deep inlet or sound in the English Channel near Plymouth in England.
Description
Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point in Devon, a distance of abo ...
.
Geography
Devil's Point marks the southwest extremity of
East Stonehouse in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymout ...
. On the opposite western shore of the Tamar is
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is listed as Grade I on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is one of four designated country parks in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The country park is on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking P ...
. To the immediate north is the
Royal William Yard
The Royal William Victualling Yard in Stonehouse, a suburb of Plymouth, England, was the major victualling depot of the Royal Navy and an important adjunct of Devonport Dockyard. It was designed by the architect Sir John Rennie and was named af ...
.
The area features a public park with a wealth of historical features.
For centuries, Devil's Point been used by friends and family to wave goodbye or welcome home to the crews of
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...
warships as they transit the narrow waters adjacent to Devil's Point.
Military history
Also located at Devil's Point is Devil's Point Battery which was built between 1901 and 1902. It was armed with two
12–pounder Quick Firing guns. Both had been removed by 1936, but the positions remain today.
[The National Archives WO78/5054, Maps and Plans, Plymouth and Falmouth Area: Devil's Point Battery, 1905]
References
External links
BBC panoramic image(
Adobe Flash
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)
Victorian Forts data sheet on Devil's Point Battery
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Geography of Plymouth, Devon