The key landscape characteristic of this section of Cornwall National Landscape is Rame Head which forms a southerly point at the extreme east of Whitsand Bay, which sweeps in a wide arch west to Portwrinkle. Behind the headland, the steep slope of a narrow winding valley almost severs Rame Head from the rest of the peninsula. The contrast between the urban sprawl of Plymouth stretching eastwards across Plymouth Sound, which is connected to protected landscape by the passenger ferry at Cremyll, could not be more different from this quiet wooded corner of the Cornwall AONB. Woodlands line the coastal tracks between Cawsand and Penlee Point and the extensive woodland enclosure of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park provide a home for a herd of some 600 wild fallow deer.
The archaeology of Section 11 of Cornwall National Landscape includes significant 18th century defences known as Redoubts, vital for the protection of Plymouth during tense relationships with France.
Scheduled Monuments in Section 11
The Monumental Improvement project will ensure that 38 Scheduled Monuments in the Cornwall National Landscape will be better identified, supported and enjoyed by a wide range of communities and visitors.
