Tower of the Winds by ejn

Photography • Landscape • posted on Apr 06, 2009

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Description

Tower of the Winds Or Compass Point Tower as it is also known. Sitting on the Penhalt cliffs above Bude in North Devon the tower rises over 110 feet about sea level. Erected in 1830s this octagonal building was originally a storm tower. Inscripted on each side there is a compass point which originally gave the correct points of the compass but when the cliffs began to erode in its original location the tower was dismantled and moved to its present position.Regrettably the compass points no longer refer to the correct position. On our recent visit there I wondered how long it will be before it has to be moved once again as the cliffs are eroding quite badly.

Comments (22)

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AGentleMuse

10:33AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Lovely lighting and 'oldy worldy' feel to this beautiful photograph!

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timtripp

10:48AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

stunning image. instant fav!

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durleybeachbum

10:50AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Marvellous pic!

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lyron

10:50AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Fantastic shot!!!

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Sea_Dog Online Now!

11:00AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Wonderful image!

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Grizabella

11:01AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Wonderful shot!

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MrsRatbag

11:12AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

What a beautiful capture! The color of the sea peeping over the rise is stunning.

whaleman

11:12AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Great shot and remarkable DOF!

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Fidelity2

11:14AM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Very cool. 5+.

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danob

12:19PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Been there quite a few times as I was born not far from here.. I think Cornwall may object to this being in Devon!! ;-) Great Shot

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sandra46

1:00PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

excellent light and great atmosphere!

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qrud

2:02PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

"Tower of the Winds" love the view. I love this types of vies and landscape. lovely colors to give extra dimension

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glix70

2:17PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Wow!!! Stunning atmosphere and site!!! Excellent!!! :)

MrsLubner

2:33PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

I know I need to take this as a whole composition but I can't stop looking at that water. The color and placidness is pure magic.

Enlightened

2:52PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

I love the contrast between the aquamarine and the shades of green on the land. Beautiful shot and lighting.

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CavalierLady

3:57PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Stunning perspective and stunning scene and fabulous color tones!

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ysvry

5:01PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

great foto , i just wonder was it so hard to look at a compass before starting to rebuild? or may be that day there was a fluctuation in the earths magnetic field ;)

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dorothylee

6:02PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

Wonderful composition of this beautiful scene. Love the detail and mood. Well done!

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amota99517

9:58PM | Mon, 06 April 2009

This is such a beautiful shot. It's great that the building was saved. The color of the water is quite impressive.

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kgb224

9:09AM | Wed, 08 April 2009

Stunning capture.

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neoexcello

2:50AM | Thu, 09 April 2009

Otherworldly. Must me a moment captured from a fantasy novel where sailors and knights went off to fight the beasts at the edge of the world and rescue the fair princess and retreive the magic amulet---or some such!

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