Bawden Rocks The rocks are also a nesting ground for a number of seabird species, including razorbills, cormorants, guillemots, great black-backed gulls and puffins. A local legend claims that the rocks were thrown out to sea by a child-eating giant called Bolster, after whom Bolster Day was named. Bawden Rocks Bawden Rocks, also known as Cow and Calf or Man and His Man, are a pair of small islands approximately one mile north of St Agnes Head, off the coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The larger of the two rocks stands around above the high water mark. The rocks are popular
Operation Manacle Combined Operations Headquarters because they encouraged the Germans to reinforce their positions which, in the longer term, could be disadvantageous to the Allies. Operation Manacle Operation Manacle was the name given to a series of British Commando raids during the Second World War. The raids were conducted by Layforce II and "ad hoc" formation formed by three troops from No. 4 Commando Their objectives were to take out German strong-points and to conduct reconnaissance, on the coastline of France. They were unofficially known as the "Menday Force" named after the commander of Layforce II. No.4 Commando participated in Manacle 5