Viewpoints · South West England
Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Abbott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pulpit Rock is a named viewpoint in South-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Isles Of Scilly National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency. Postcode area TR21.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Peninnis Head (St. Mary's) SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isles Of Scilly
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pulpit Rock may refer to: Preikestolen, a cliff in Norway Pulpit Rock (Isle of Portland), an extremity on the Isle of Portland, Dorset Pulpit Rock (The Dalles, Oregon), a rock in Oregon Pulpit Rock (Cape Schanck), Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Pulpit Rock, a significant rocky outcrop visible from Bundanon, New South Wales, Australia Pulpit Rock Tower, historic military observation tower on the Atlantic coast in New Hampshire Pulpit Rocks, National Historic Landmark near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 49.9060, -6.3007
- District
- Isles of Scilly
- Parish
- St Mary's
- Postcode
- TR21 0NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
Sources
- osm: n1277992799 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Pulpit Rock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pulpit Rock?
- Pulpit Rock is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR21 0NH), in the parish of St Mary's.
- Is Pulpit Rock a protected site?
- Yes — Pulpit Rock is part of the Peninnis Head (St. Mary's) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isles Of Scilly National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Pulpit Rock free to visit?
- Yes, Pulpit Rock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pulpit Rock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR21 0NH. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.