Wiggle: St Michael's Chapel
Tucked along Cornwall’s English Channel coast, Rame Head is a place whose character is shaped by an exposed rocky promontory projecting from the Rame Peninsula. Its summit is crowned by St Michael’s Chapel, a small 14th-century stone building that has long served as a coastal landmark. The headland stands close to the entrance to Plymouth Sound, the sheltered natural harbour beside Plymouth, and forms part of the South West Coast Path. Open heath and low scrub cover the slopes above the sea, while the peninsula’s coves, beaches and former fishing settlements give this corner of south-east Cornwall a distinctly maritime identity.
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The English Channel defines the setting of Wiggle — this small coastal locality on Cornwall’s Rame Peninsula sits above Whitsand Bay, where broad sands and low cliffs meet an open reach of sea. The bay lies west of Plymouth and is a recognised surfing stretch, while the headlands retain a markedly quieter character than the city beyond Plymouth Sound. Nearby Tregantle Fort is one of the 19th-century defences constructed to protect Plymouth, recalling the strategic role of this coast. Beaches and coastal paths, rather than busy town streets, set the pace here. Browse additional webcams from the Rame Peninsula and south-east Cornwall to extend your view of this Channel coast.
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