List of headlands of the United Kingdom


The geology of the United Kingdom is such that there are many headlands along its coast. This incomplete list includes both major and minor headlands running clockwise around the coast from Berwick-upon-Tweed. The more significant ones have been tagged with an *. Headlands around the British coast are most commonlynamed as 'point', 'ness' or 'head' though 'trwyn', 'penrhyn' and 'pen' are common in Wales as is 'rubha' in western Scotland.
Below is a list of headlands of the United Kingdom sorted by county. Names are derived from Ordnance Survey 1:63,360, 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale maps of Scotland, England, and Wales.

England

From the Scottish border in the vicinity of Berwick-upon-Tweed clockwise around the English coast to the Welsh border at Chepstow:

Northumberland

Listed clockwise from causeway:
Listed clockwise from Kingsferry Bridge:
Listed clockwise from East Cowes
From the English border at Chepstow clockwise around the Welsh coast to the English border near Chester:

Monmouthshire

From ferry landing clockwise around coast:

South coast

From the Carmarthenshire border west to the Angle peninsula:
From ferry landing clockwise around coast:
From the Angle peninsula to the Dale peninsula:
From St Ann's Head around Marloes peninsula and St Bride's Bay to St David's Head:
From ferry landing clockwise around coast:
From ferry landing clockwise around coast:
From ferry landing clockwise around coast:
From St David's Head east to the Ceredigion border:

Cardigan Bay coast

Listed clockwise from Menai Bridge.

West coast

Clockwise from Four Mile Bridge:

Cheshire

Wigtownshire

Mainland:
Islay
North Uist:
South Uist:
Barra Isles
Isle of Skye:
Mainland West Coast:
Isle of Lewis:
Mainland East Coast:
South Ronaldsay:
Orkney Mainland
Shetland Mainland:

County Londonderry