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Bovisand Beach Photos

Devon, England

Bovisand

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The tide is well in on the sandy beach at Bovisand. In the background on the headland is a row of characteristic coastguard cottages and Fort Bovisand, originally built in Victorian times to protect Plymouth Sound and nowadays operating as a diving centre.

Uploaded to Geograph by Stephen McKay on 13 August 2017

Creative Commons License Photo © Stephen McKay, 13 August 2017. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Down Thomas

Location type: Village

OS Grid: SX492505

County: Devon

Country: England

Local Authority: South Hams

Parish: Wembury

Nearest postcode: PL9 0AD

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Bovisand' - a photo of Bovisand Beach

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