Prawle Point

Prawle Point (Old English: Prǣwhyll, "lookout hill") is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head.

Prawle Point
The eastwards view from Prawle Point
Prawle Point
Shown within Devon
Coordinates: 50°12′6″N 3°43′19″W

Access is from the village of East Prawle along a single-track road, at the end of which a National Trust car park is present. At the point itself, there are high cliffs. The National Coastwatch Institution has a station at the point.

The area around the point is a noted area for cirl bunting, a localised bird in Britain, while the area has also attracted many rare vagrant birds including Britain's second chestnut-sided warbler.

The point is included within the Prawle Point and Start Point Site of Special Scientific Interest, which stretches from here to Start Point.

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