The National Coastwatch Institution is a voluntary organisation and registered charity, providing a visual watch along the UK's coasts, and is not to be confused with HM Coastguard.
Newhaven NCI lookout and the area it keeps watch on
East Runton Coastwatch lookout post
Bass Point Coastwatch station
St Ives Coastwatch station
Gwennap Head
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Gwennap Head is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Levan and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Land's End, and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Porthgwarra, the nearest village. The area of Gwennap Head is designated as part of the Penwith Heritage Coast and also designated as part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The South West Coast Path closely follows the coastline around the headland.
Granite cliffs at Gwennap Head (Tol-Pedn-Penwith) near Porthgwarra
The cargo steamship J Duncan wrecked on Gwennap Head in 1913
National Coastwatch Institution station on Gwennap Head near Porthgwarra, Cornwall.
Runnelstone navigation markers on Gwennap Head