Gallery 22 - Porthleven to Lizard Point
Pistil Ogo Beach
View over Pistil Ogo to Lizard Point (Called 'Old Lizard Head' by the NT) Pistol Ogo means Waterfall Cave.
A stream crosses Pistil Meadow and cascades over a waterfall onto the beach below. Steps lead down to the beach
Pistil Meadow is home to mass graves of a possible 207 individuals. The crew and passengers of The HMS Royal Anne -
on route to Barbadoes , forced by bad weather to return to port in Falmouth ,
but wrecked off the Lizard on 10th Nov 1721 , there were 2 survivors.
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Date: 21/03/2016
Location: SW 6990 1158