A wooden South West (Cornish) Coastal Path direction post with yellow pointing arrows and acorn symbol
A wooden South West (Cornish) Coastal Path direction post with yellow pointing arrows and acorn symbol. The path originated as a route for the Coastguard to walk from lighthouse to lighthouse patrolling for smugglers. They needed to be able to look down into every bay and cove: as a result, the path closely hugs the coast providing excellent views but rarely the most direct path between two South West Coast Path is no longer used by the Coastguard but it has been transformed from a practical defence system into a resource for recreational walkers. The path is covered by England's right-of-way laws, as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, that keep historic foot paths open to the public even when they pass through private property. Sections of the path are maintained by the National Trust, which owns parts of the coast.
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Photo credit: © MICHAEL DUNLEA / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: acorn, arrow, coastal, cornish, direction, england, national, path, point, post, south, symbol, trust, uk, upright, walk, west, wood, yellow
