The Sentinel

For nearly 200 years, The Daymark has stood sentinel on the headland above Stepper Point at the mouth of the River Camel estuary.

 

It serves as a daylight navigation beacon and is visible from over 30 miles offshore.

 

It was also the inspiration for Arthur C. Clark’s short story The Sentinel, which went on to be the basis of the film 2001. The story goes that Mr Clark, while holidaying in Padstow…

 

… No. Sorry. That’s simply untrue. Ignore that last bit.

 

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Usual caveats etc.

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