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Pont Pill

Cornwall geography stubsEngland river stubsRivers of Cornwall
Penleath Point and Fowey Harbour geograph.org.uk 254027
Penleath Point and Fowey Harbour geograph.org.uk 254027

Pont Pill (Cornish: Pyll Por' Reun, meaning creek of seal cove), joins the River Fowey at Penleath Point just below the memorial to Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch at the north-east corner of Fowey harbour. Pont Pill is a tidal river and is only navigable at high water. Unspoiled by development, Pont Pill is popular with bird watchers, walkers, sailors and sport fishermen. The best way to see Pont Pill is by small boat at high water when it is possible to reach the bridge a mile-and-a-half upriver at Pont (Old Cornish: Pont Pyll, meaning bridge of the creek) the end of the navigable water. Walkers can see Pont Pill from hills that surround the river by following a section of the South West Coast Path between Bodinnick and Fowey.

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N 50.334 ° E -4.624 °
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PL23 1QL , Lanteglos
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