Coverack
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Coverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall
, England, UK. It is situated on the east side of the Lizard peninsula approximately nine miles south of Falmouth
.
Coverack has several hotels and a youth hostel. The area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing
and diving
. The nearby rocks known as The Manacles
have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination.
is Poldowrian Garden which includes a prehistoric settlement discovered in 1965, dated by archaeologists at 5500 BC. Finds from the site are available for viewing. The roads to Coverack cross Goonhilly Downs
(famous for the BT satellite earth station
).
"Coverack Cove and Dolor Point" SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
) is one of the most famous geological localities in Cornwall
, providing an almost continuous section across a mantle-crust boundary. Other nearby SSSI are Coverack to Porthoustock
and Kennack to Coverack.
(RNLI) stationed a lifeboat
at Coverack in 1901 following the wreck of the SS Mohegan
on The Manacles in 1898 with the loss of more than 100 lives. A boat house with a slipway was built on the harbour. The station was closed in October 1978 following the allocation of a faster boat to Falmouth Lifeboat Station
.
The following lifeboats were stationed at Coverack. 'ON' is the RNLI's sequential Official Number; 'Op. No.' is the operational number painted onto the boat.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England, UK. It is situated on the east side of the Lizard peninsula approximately nine miles south of Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
.
Coverack has several hotels and a youth hostel. The area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. The nearby rocks known as The Manacles
The Manacles
The Manacles are a set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall close to Porthoustock, which is a popular spot for diving due to the shipwrecks around them. The name derives from the Cornish for 'church stone', the top of St Keverne church being visible from the area.The rocks...
have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination.
Geography
Near the South West Coast PathSouth West Coast Path
The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more...
is Poldowrian Garden which includes a prehistoric settlement discovered in 1965, dated by archaeologists at 5500 BC. Finds from the site are available for viewing. The roads to Coverack cross Goonhilly Downs
Goonhilly Downs
Goonhilly Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest that forms a raised plateau in the central western area of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK. Situated just south of Helston and the Naval Air Station at Culdrose, it is famous for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, the...
(famous for the BT satellite earth station
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is a large telecommunications site located on Goonhilly Downs near Helston on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK. Owned by BT Group plc, it was at one time the largest satellite earth station in the world, with more than 25 communications dishes in use...
).
"Coverack Cove and Dolor Point" SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
) is one of the most famous geological localities in Cornwall
Geology of Cornwall
The Geology of Cornwall is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county...
, providing an almost continuous section across a mantle-crust boundary. Other nearby SSSI are Coverack to Porthoustock
Coverack to Porthoustock
Coverack to Porthoustock is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall, England, UK, noted for both its biological and geological interest. The site contains 4 Red Data Book plant species.-Geography:...
and Kennack to Coverack.
Coverack Lifeboat
The Royal National Lifeboat InstitutionRoyal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as well as on selected inland waterways....
(RNLI) stationed a lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)
A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crewmen and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine...
at Coverack in 1901 following the wreck of the SS Mohegan
SS Mohegan
The SS Mohegan was a steamer which sank off the coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. She hit The Manacles on 14 October 1898.-Design and construction:...
on The Manacles in 1898 with the loss of more than 100 lives. A boat house with a slipway was built on the harbour. The station was closed in October 1978 following the allocation of a faster boat to Falmouth Lifeboat Station
Falmouth Lifeboat Station
Falmouth Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations at Falmouth, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1867 and the present station was opened in 1993...
.
The following lifeboats were stationed at Coverack. 'ON' is the RNLI's sequential Official Number; 'Op. No.' is the operational number painted onto the boat.
| ON | Op. No. | Name | Built | At Coverack | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | – | Constance Melanie | 1901–1934 | |||
| 771 | – | The Three Sisters | 1934 | 1934–1954 | Reported working as a pleasure boat at Rhyl Rhyl Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south... in 2007. |
|
| 907 | – | William Taylor of Oldham | 1954–1972 | Watson | Reported working as a fishing boat named Gipsy Moth in Petit Martinique. | |
| – | ? | ? | 1972–1978 | Inshore lifeboat. | ||