Manacles Point (EN) / Penn Meyneglos (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

eglos

Meaning: 
church

meyn

Meaning: 
stones

penn

Meaning: 
head, end, top
Elements notes: 
penn 'headland' + <meyn> stones + <eglos> church
Historic forms: 
The Manacles poynte 1576 (Weatherhill) Manacles Poynt 1579 (Weatherhill) Manacles Poynt 1588 (Weatherhill) The Menacles point 1588 (Gover, 1948) The Menacles pointe 1588 (Weatherhill) Mana point 1699 (Weatherhill) Manacle Point 1813 (Weatherhill) Manacle Point 1866 (Weatherhill) Manacle Point 1908 (OS, 1908) Manacles Point 1974 (OS, 1974) Manacles Point 2016 (OS, 2016)