The Lizard
The Lizard ( Cornish Lysardh ) is a peninsula in the south-west of Great Britain . It is located in the former District of Kerrier in the county of Cornwall . The hinterland border is south of the town of Helston and south of the Helford River .
The name comes from the Cornish "Lys Ardh", which can be translated as "High Court". The term was changed to the English "Lizard", which however means " lizard ".
On the peninsula with the Stone Age Three Brothers of Grugith is Lizard Point , Great Britain's southernmost point. Here are the two octagonal Lizard Lighthouse lighthouses from 1752, only one of which is still in operation today. For a long time the shores of Lizard were feared as a grave for ships. The coast is recognized as the Heritage Coast .
telecommunications
British Telecom Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station , one of the largest satellite communication centers in the world, is located on the Goonhilly Downs . The Goonhilly wind turbine is also located here .
The Poldhu radio station is located in Poldhu Cove near Mullion on the west coast . Here a Marconid monument and museum commemorates the first successful transatlantic radio transmission in 1901, which was transmitted from here and received on Signal Hill near St. John's , Newfoundland .
geology
At Coverack on the east coast (Black Head) and at Lizard (Kynance Cove and Asparagus Island) there is openly exposed serpentine rock that makes up large parts of the peninsula.
On the peninsula are the portal Tomb Three Brothers of Grugith , dasa Fogou by Halligye and the Fogou by Boden Vean .
Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W.
