Minehead Harbour

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Minehead Harbour by Catherine Edwards as part of the Geograph project.

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Minehead Harbour

Image: © Catherine Edwards Taken: 9 Jun 2005

Minehead Harbour nestles under North Hill at the end of Minehead beach. It was the Luttrell family, who owned the Dunster estates from the 1300s onwards, that provided Minehead with a stone harbour. This was completed in 1616 and further strengthened in 1682 with large boulders.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.212901
Longitude
-3.474573