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2 unusual facts about Start Point


Hardy Monument

From the top of the monument at a height of 850 feet above sea level it is possible to see on a clear day: Start Point, Devon, St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight both of which are 90 kilometres distant and to the North can be seen Pen Hill in the Mendip Hills which is 65 kilometres away.

Salcombe Lifeboat Station

Four years later Distin was himself awarded a bronze medal when, on 4 December 1943, he rescued eleven people from a salvage craft off Start Point.


HMS Goldfinch

She was wrecked on Start Point, Sanday Island, Orkney on 1915-02-18, and subsequently broken for scrap in April 1919.


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British M-class submarine

She was captained during her sea trials by experienced submariner Commander Max Horton after his return from the Baltic, and was later lost with all hands while on exercise in the English Channel near Start Point in Devon after a collision with a Swedish collier, SS Vidar, on 12 November 1925.

Hallsands

Written by Will Todd and Ben Dunwell, Whirlwind tells the story of Hallsands, a small fishing community thriving under the shadow of Start Point at the start of the 20th century.

Polur, Iran

It is well-known for being the climbing start point of the Mount Damavand.

Robert Charles Bell

A Race game requires the pieces to move from a start point to a finish point usually based on the throw of dice (e.g. Ludo).

Rome Marathon

The race start point was at Saint Peter's Square and Pope John Paul II delivered a short benediction in approval of the event and the Bells of Saint Peter's replaced the usual starter's pistol to signal the beginning of the race.

Tärnaby

18 km further north in the Parish of Tärnaby is the village Hemavan, a ski resort, with an airport and start point of the Kungsleden trail.