Din Pentir

The Rumps, Cornwall

 

The Rumps (Cornish: Din Pentir, meaning fort at Pentire) is a twin-headland promontory at the north-east corner of Pentire Head in north Cornwall,

 

The promontory is formed from hard basaltic rock and projects north into the Atlantic Ocean.[ Its headlands lie east-to-west. A small offshore island named The Mouls lies off the eastern headland; the western headland is named Rumps Point. (Wikipedia)

 

I admit I hadn't heard of The Rumps until I saw some photos on Flickr so put it on my list of locations to shoot in May when camping near Perranporth. I spent most of the day hiking and exploring the area and it's well worth a visit. Unfortunately there was no interest in the sky all day and the hoped for soft orange glow on the rocks at sunset never happened due to a strong band of haze just above the horizon but I couldn't pass on the chance to shoot it and the above is one of the portrait shots I took that afternoon. It might not look like it but my tripod was very low and I was trying to avoid damaging the flowers so a bit limited on where I could plant my butt!!

 

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