Lizard Point, Cornwall to discover more about the local rocks. The first sighting of the Spanish Armada on mainland Britain was off Lizard Point at 3 pm on 29 July 1588. This was one of the greatest invasion fleets in history and consisted of 120 ships armed with over 1,000 cannon and with 29,000 men on board. The Battle at the Lizard, a naval battle, took place off The Lizard on 21 October 1707. The bulk coaster carrier MV "Ardgarry" (1957) was lost in a heavy storm, in over 30 ft (9m) high waves, off Lizard Point on 29 December 1962. All 12
Forgotten Corner of Cornwall manors had been possessions of Tavistock Abbey from Norman times. Places in the district include: Antony, Cawsand, Crafthole, Cremyll, Downderry, Fourlanesend, Freathy, Hessenford, Higher Wilcove, Kingsand, Lower Tregantle, Maker, Millbrook, Mount Edgcumbe House, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Penlee, Polbathic, Portwrinkle, Rame, Rame Head, Rame Peninsula, Seaton, Seaton Valley Countryside Park, Sheviock, St John, Torpoint, Whitsand Bay, Widegates, and Withnoe Barton. Forgotten Corner of Cornwall The Forgotten Corner of Cornwall is a geographical area of South East Cornwall, Great Britain. It includes the Rame Peninsula and the town of Torpoint, as well as villages like Antony, Downderry, Polbathic, Portwrinkle and Widegates.