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Kuggar
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Kuggar
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Post town HELSTON
Postcode district TR12
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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. 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. [4] Kennack Sands has been described as "one of the cleanest beaches in Britain, with beautifully clear water". [5] In 1918, Allium triquetrum was found by a stream in the vicinity. [6] In the summer months, Basking sharks and Pinnipeds have been spotted off the coast nearby. [7]

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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 "Kuggar" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Evans, Lee G. R. (1994). Rare Birds in Britain 1800-1990. LGRE Productions Incorporated. p. 22. ISBN   978-1-898918-00-4.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. Robert Hardwicke. 1918. p. 92.
  7. ↑ Back Roads Great Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1 March 2010. p. 34. ISBN   978-1-4053-5301-4.
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