Kynance Cove Lizard 2

Kynance is well known as being one of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, possibly owing to the combination of isolation, strange rock formations... more

by Debra Jayne

Title

Kynance Cove Lizard 2

Artist

Debra Jayne

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Kynance is well known as being one of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, possibly owing to the combination of isolation, strange rock formations and clear, turquoise water. Kynance and other nearby beaches and coves have serpentine rock formations. The rocks of green and red serpentine, polished by the sea over thousands of years, are distinctive to Kynance Cove and the Lizard Peninsula. The cove became popular in the early Victorian era, with many distinguished visitors including Alfred Lord Tennyson. The beauty of the serpentine district, especially at the Lizard and Kynance Cove, can scarce be imagined by those who have not visited it, as the perpetual friction of the waves has worn the rocks to such a degree of smoothness as makes crag and cavern appear as if they had been subjected to a high polish.

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January 16th, 2013