Land's End

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Land's End shown within UK

For other uses, see Land's End (disambiguation)

Land's End (Cornish name: Pedn a Wollaz) is a headland on the Penwith peninsula, located near Penzance, Cornwall, UK. It is the most westerly tip of the English (but not British) mainland. The most westerly tip of the British mainland incidentally, is Corrachadh Mor in Scotland. Visible from Land's End is the Longships Lighthouse. The Longships, a few miles out, is a serpentine and quartz island. Offshore, midway between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, is the supposed location of the mythical lost land of Lyonesse, referred to in Arthurian literature.

The name has a particular resonance because it is so often used in outlining the length of Britain when races, walks and charitable events take place between Land's End and the Scottish village John o' Groats (the most northeasterly settlement in mainland Britain). The phrase Land's End to John o' Groats is frequently heard both as a literal journey and as a metaphor for great or all-encompassing distance.

There is a theme park at Land's End.

See also

• Land's End Airport
• List of topics related to Cornwall

External links

• [Land's End photos from Cornwall 365]
• [Photographs of Land's End photos from Views Of Cornwall]

 

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