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Restronguet Point ( kw, Ros Trongoos, meaning ''promontory of a wooded point'') is a small narrow
promontory A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
in the civil parish of Feock in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three-quarters of a mile (1 km) south of Feock village.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Together with Harcourt ( kw, Ar Carrek, meaning ''facing a rock'') and
Porthgwidden Porthgwidden ( kw, Porth Gwydn, meaning ''white cove'') is a small hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located in the civil parish of Feock on the shore of the Carrick Roads Carrick Roads ( kw, Dowr Carrek, meaning "rock anch ...
(neighbouring settlements immediately north of the promontory), Restronguet Point forms a distinct community recognised by Feock Parish Council and supported by its own community group, 'Friends of Restronguet Point'. The group has an input into local planning decisions.
Friends Of Restronguet Point website. Retrieved May 2010 Restronguet Point is a residential area with housing (mostly large detached properties) on both sides of the lane from Feock. The promontory is approximately wide and long. It projects southward between Restronguet Creek (to the west) and Carrick Roads (to the east). At the southern tip of the promontory (), the creek discharges into Carrick Roads through a narrow channel known locally as 'the gut'. Restronguet Point lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).


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