Kuggar

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Kuggar
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Kuggar
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Postcode district TR12
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50°00′13″N5°10′39″W / 50.0035035°N 5.177612°W / 50.0035035; -5.177612 Coordinates: 50°00′13″N5°10′39″W / 50.0035035°N 5.177612°W / 50.0035035; -5.177612

Kuggar (Cornish : Koger) [1] is a hamlet in the parish of Grade-Ruan in Cornwall, England. [2] Kuggar, within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), lies off the A3083 road, between the villages of St Ruan and Gwendreath. [3]

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Landmarks

The area is dominated by holiday parks, particularly the Sea Acres and Kennack Sands Holiday Parks. There is a surf school and diving centre. [3] The main local pubs/restaurants are "The Potters Bar", which serve pizza and fish and chips and "The Riptide Bar and Grill" which serves steak, and salmon. [4] The Coach House is a B&B dwelling in hamlet. [5] The main road leading through the hamlet leads north to the B3293 road, near Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station. [3]

Wildlife

Rare birds have been spotted on the Sands nearby. [6] Kennack Sands has been described as "one of the cleanest beaches in Britain, with beautifully clear water". [7] In 1918, Allium triquetrum was found by a stream in the vicinity. [8] In the summer months, Basking sharks and Pinnipeds have been spotted off the coast nearby. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine  : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine . Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN   978-0-319-23290-3.
  3. 1 2 3 Google (26 February 2017). "Kuggar" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Where to Eat?". Silver Sands Holiday Park. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ AA the Bed and Breakfast Guide. Automobile Association. 2005. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-7495-4620-5.
  6. ↑ Evans, Lee G. R. (1994). Rare Birds in Britain 1800-1990. LGRE Productions Incorporated. p. 22. ISBN   978-1-898918-00-4.
  7. ↑ Aird, Alisdair; May, Fiona (1998). The Good Guide to Britain, 1999: Fabulous Things to Do and See in Britain. Random House. p. 91. ISBN   978-0-09-186354-8.
  8. ↑ Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. Robert Hardwicke. 1918. p. 92.
  9. ↑ Back Roads Great Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1 March 2010. p. 34. ISBN   978-1-4053-5301-4.
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