LAND'S END

land's end, a promontory of cornwall, forming the western most point of england. it is a fine headland of granite, pierced by a natural arch, on a coast renowned for its cliff scenery. dangerous reefs lie off the point, and one group a mile from the mainland is marked by the longships lighthouse, in 50° 4 n. 5° 43 w. the land's end is the westernmost of the granite masses which rise at intervals through cornwall from dartmoor. the phenomenon of a raised beach may be seen here, but indications of a submerged forest have also been discovered in the neighbourhood.