Dodman Point

Dodman Point
Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel from Holmbury St.Mary, UK · CC BY 2.0

Dodman Point is a headland on the south Cornwall coast, rising 114 metres (374 ft) above sea level[1]. The site contains the remains of an Iron Age promontory fort[1]. At its seaward end stands Parson Martin's Cross, a granite cross erected in 1896 which aids navigation and to encourage Christian service[1]. The headland was historically known as Deadman or Deadman's Point, and appears in the traditional sea shanty Spanish Ladies[1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.2195° N, 4.8019° W

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