Restronguet Point is a small narrow promontory

Promontory

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 in the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Feock

Feock, Cornwall

Feock is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 5 miles south of Truro at the head of Carrick Roads on the River Fal. To the south, the parish is bounded by Restronguet Creek and to the east by Carrick Roads and the River Fal...

 in south Cornwall

Cornwall

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, United Kingdom

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. It is situated approximately three-quarters of a mile (1 km) south of Feock village.

Together with Harcourt and Porthgwidden

Porthgwidden

Porthgwidden may refer to two places in Cornwall in the United Kingdom:* Porthgwidden, a coastal settlement at Restronguet Point* Porthgwidden Beach in the town of St Ives...

 (neighbouring settlements immediately north of the promontory), Restronguet Point forms a distinct community recognised by Feock Parish Council and supported by its own community group, 'Friends of Restronguet Point'. The group has an input into local planning decisions. Restronguet Point is a residential area with housing (mostly large detached properties) on both sides of the lane from Feock.

The promontory is approximately 200 metres (656.2 ft) wide and 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) long. It projects southward between Restronguet Creek

Restronguet Creek

Restronguet Creek is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal, and is situated approximately four miles south of Truro and three miles north of Falmouth....

 (to the west) and Carrick Roads

Carrick Roads

Carrick Roads is located on the southern Cornish coast in the UK, near Falmouth. It is a large waterway created after the Ice age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically , creating a large natural harbour which is navigable from Falmouth to...

(to the east). At the southern tip of the promontory , the creek discharges into Carrick Roads through a narrow channel known locally as 'the gut'.