Start Point, Devon
Headland on the south coast of Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Start Point is a promontory in the South Hams district in Devon, England, grid reference SX832370. Close to the most southerly point in the county, it marks the southern limit of Start Bay, which extends northwards to the estuary of the River Dart.
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Coordinates: 50.221767°N 3.641213°W / 50.221767; -3.641213 | |
Grid position | SX832370 |
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The rocks of the point are greenschist and mica-schist, formed by metamorphism of Devonian sediments during a period of mountain building towards the end of the Carboniferous period.
The name "Start" derives from an Anglo-Saxon word steort, meaning a tail. This root also appears in the names of birds with distinctive tails, like the redstart.