The geology of the United Kingdom is such that there are many headlands along its coast. This incomplete list includes both major and minor headlands running clockwise around the coast from Berwick-upon-Tweed. The more significant ones have been tagged with an *. Headlands around the British coast are most commonly named as 'point', 'ness' or 'head' though 'trwyn' (nose), 'penrhyn' (peninsula) and 'pen' (head) are common in Wales as is 'rubha' in western Scotland.
Below is a list of headlands of the United Kingdom sorted by county. Names are derived from Ordnance Survey 1:63,360, 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale maps of Scotland, England, and Wales.
England From the Scottish border in the vicinity of Berwick-upon-Tweed clockwise around the English coast to the Welsh border at Chepstow:
Northumberland Hud's Head Lowmoor Point Tealhole Point Guile Point* Ross Point Kiln Point Budle Point Blackrocks Point Snook or North Sunderland Point* Red Brae or Dell Point Newton Point Castle Point Cullernose Point Seaton Point Pan Point Wellhaugh Point Snab Point Beacon Point Newbiggin Point Spital Point Crag Point Curry's Point Brown's Point Tynemouth North Point Sharpness Point Freestone Point
Lindisfarne Listed clockwise from causeway: Snook Point Snipe Pint Dab Emmanuel Head* Castle Point*
County Durham Trow Point Lizard Point Souter Point Nose's Point Chourdon Point Hive Point Beacon Point* Shippersea Point Hartlepool Point Inscar Point
North Yorkshire Ness Point or North Cheek* Old Peak or South Cheek Blea Wyke Point Hundale Point Long Nab Cromer Point Scalby Ness White Nab Osgodby Point
East Riding of Yorkshire Filey Brigg* Flamborough Head* Spurn Head* Hawkin's Point
Lincolnshire Whitton Ness Skitter Ness Northcoates Point Donna Nook* Chapel Point Ingoldmells Point Gibraltar Point*
Norfolk St Edmund's Point Gore Point Scolt Head High Cape Blakeney Point* Marl Point Little Marl Point Winterton Ness Caister Point
Suffolk Lowestoft Ness* (most easterly point of England, Great Britain, UK) Benacre Ness Thorpe Ness Orford Ness* Landguard Point Fagbury Point Hall Point Collimer Point Bloody Point / Shotley Point Erwarton Ness Stutton Ness
Essex Wrabness Point Stone Point (west) Stone Point (east) The Naze* Sandy Point Chevaux de frise Point Colne Point Sandy Point St Osyth Stone Point Westmarsh Point Aldboro Point Shinglehead Point Mill Point Decoy Point Hilly Pool Point (Northey Island) Mundon Stone Point Sales Point Tip Head Holliwell Point Landsend Point Black Point Gardenness Point (multiple points on south shore of Crouch estuary) Wallasea Ness Blackedge Point Barling Ness Potton Point Smallgains Point Nase Point Foulness Point (multiple points on shore of Foulness) Haven Point Shoebury Ness* Canvey Point Leighbeck Point Deadman's Point Shellhaven Point Holehaven Point Coalhouse Point Tilbury Ness Stone Ness
Greater London Coldharbour Point Barking or False Point Margaret or Tripcock Ness Cross Ness Jenningtree Point Crayford Ness
Kent Broadness Lower Hope Point West Point Foreness Point White Ness North Foreland* Shell Ness Hope Point South Foreland* Copt Point Dungeness*
Isle of Sheppey Listed clockwise from Kingsferry Bridge: Garrison Point Barton's Point Warden Point Shell Ness Spitend Point
East Sussex Langney Point Beachy Head*
West Sussex Selsey Bill* East Head Cobnor Point Longmere Point Marker Point
Hampshire Gilkicker Point Browndown Point Calshot Spit Stone Point Needs Ore Point Hurst Castle Spit
Hayling Island Black Point Eastoke Point
Isle of Wight Listed clockwise from East Cowes Old Castle Point Puckpool Point Nettlestone Point Horestone Point Node's Point Bembridge Point Foreland Dunnose Woody Point Binnel Point St. Catherine's Point* Atherfield Point Hanover Point New Ditch Point The Needles* Hatherwood Point Warden Point Sconce Point Hamstead Point Egypt Point
Dorset Hengistbury Head* North Haven Point South Haven Point The Foreland or Handfast Point* Ballard Point Peveril Point* Durlston Head* Anvil Point St Aldhelm's Point or St Alban's Head Egmont Point Worbarrow Tout Bat's Head White Nothe Redcliff Point Portland Bill or Bill of Portland* Golden Cap
South Devon Beer Head Straight Point Orcombe Point Hope's Nose Berry Head Sharkham Point Scabbacombe Head Start Point Prawle Point Gammon Head Bolt Head Bolt Tail Beacon Point Stoke Point Gara Point Wembury Point
Cornwall Penlee Point Rame Head Gribbin Head Dodman Point Nare Head Zone Point Pendennis Point Rosemullion Head Manacle Point Lizard Point Land's End Cape Cornwall Zennor Head St Ives Head Godrevy Point St Agnes Head Ligger Point Penhale Point Kelsey Head Towan Head Trevose Head Pentire Point Tintagel Head Cambeak Pencarrow Point Lower Sharpnose Point Higher Sharpnose Point
North Devon Hartland Point Baggy Point Morte Point Bull Point Foreland Point
Somerset Hurlstone Point Brean Down Worlebury Hill Sand Point
Gloucestershire Beachley
Wales From the English border at Chepstow clockwise around the Welsh coast to the English border near Chester:
Monmouthshire Red Cliff Black Rock Sudbrook Point Gold Cliff
Flat Holm (Cardiff) From ferry landing clockwise around coast: Jackdaw Point Lighthouse Point Bottlewell Point North West Point Castle Point
Glamorganshire Penarth Head* Lavernock Point* East Point (Sully Island) West Point (Sully Island) Hayes Point Nell's Point Friar's Point Storehouse Point Cold Knap Point Rhoose Point* (competing with Breaksea Point for most southerly point of mainland Wales) Watch House Point Breaksea Point (competing with Rhoose Point for most southerly point of mainland Wales) Summerhouse Point Stout Point Pigeon Point Col-huw Point St Donat's Point Nash Point* Trwyn y Witch* Trwyn y March Newton Point Rhych Point Porthcawl Point Irongate Point Hutchwns Point Sker Point Witford Point
Gower Mumbles Head* Rams Tor Snaple Point Whiteshell Point Pwlldu Point Pwlldu Head Great Tor Little Tor Oxwich Point Port-Eynon Point Tears Point Worms Head* Minor Point Foxhole Point Twlc Point Whiteford Point Salthouse Point Dalton's Point
Carmarthenshire Tywyn Point Ferry Point Wharley Point Ginst Point Gilman Point Ragwen Point Telpyn Point
Pembrokeshire South coast From the Carmarthenshire border west to the Angle peninsula: Coppet Hall Point Monkstone Point Bowman's Point Second Point First Point Giltar Point Valleyfield Top Proud Giltar Lydstep Point* Old Castle Head Priest's Nose East Moor Cliff West Moor Cliff Trewent Point Greenala Point Stackpole Head Saddle Point Long Matthew Point St Govan's Head* Saddle Head Mewsford Point Moody Nose Linney Head* Great Furzenip Little Furzenip Sheepland Ratland Thornland
Caldey Island From ferry landing clockwise around coast: Den Point Caldey Point Small Ord Point Chapel Point West Beacon Point Eel Point
Milford Haven coast From the Angle peninsula to the Dale peninsula: Angle Point Sawdern Point Popton Point Pennar Point Hobbs Point Cosheston Point Barnlake Point Wear Point Hakin Point South Hook Point Little Castle Head Chester Point Great Castle Head Rook's Nest Point Longberry Point Watch House Point Musselwick Point Dale Point Watwick Point West Blockhouse Point
West coast From St Ann's Head around Marloes peninsula and St Bride's Bay to St David's Head: St Ann's Head* Little Castle Point Short Point Long Point Iron Point Great Castle Head Hooper's Point Pitting Gales Point Wooltack Point* Haven Point High Point Tower Point The Nab Head Castle Head Ticklas Point Borough Head The Point Black Point Rickets Head Maidenhall Point Sibbernock Point Dinas Fach Pen Dinas Penrhyn Carreg y Barcud Penpleidia Pen y Cyfrwy Trwyn Cynddeiriog Pen Pedol Pen Dal-aderyn Penmaen melyn Penrhyn Dalar Point St John Trwynhwrddyn Penlledwen
Skokholm Island From ferry landing clockwise around coast: Frank's Point Quarry Point Long Nose Little Bay Point Long Point
Skomer Island From ferry landing clockwise around coast: Skomer Point
Ramsey Island coast From ferry landing clockwise around coast: Penrhyn Twll Trwynmynachdy Trwyn yr Allt Trwyn Bendro Trwynllundain Trwyn-drain-du Trwyn-Siôn-Owen Trwyn Ogof Hen
North coast From St David's Head east to the Ceredigion border: St David's Head* Trwyn-llwyd Penllechwen Trwyn Porth-coch Penrhyn Halen Penrhyn Ffynnon-las Trwyn Dduallt Penclegyr Ynys Gwair Trwyn Aber-pwll Trwyncastell Pen Porth Egr Penclegyr Trwyn Elen Trwyn Llwyd Pen Castell-coch Trwyn Llwynog Penmorfa Pen Deudraeth Carreg Golchfa Llech Dafad Trwyn Llwyd Penbwchdy Dinas Mawr Penrhyn By Pen Brush Strumble Head/Pen-Caer* Trwyn Llwyd Pen Capel Degan Pen Globa Trwyn Llwyd Carregwastad Point* Penfathach Y Penrhyn Penanglas Crincoed Point Pen-cw Saddle Point Castle Point Penrhyn Ychen Penrhyn Mawr Pen Castell Pen Sidan Dinas Head* Trwyn Isaac Penrhyn y Fforest Pen-y-bâl Pen Cafnau Trwyn y Bwa Slipping Carreg Wylan Pen yr Afr Carreg Lion Cemaes Head* Trwyn yr Olchfa Trwyn Careg-ddu Cafnau Pen Sidan Penrhyn Erw-goch
Ceredigion Pen yr Ergyd Craig y Gwbert Pen Tew Pen yr Hwbyn Pencestyll Pen-Peles Pencribach Pen Traeth-bâch Pen-rhip Trwyn Crou New Quay Head Pen-y-Gloyn Trwyn Pellaf
Gwynedd Cardigan Bay coast Penrhyn Cregyn Harlech Point Trwynypenrhyn Ynys Cyngar Penychain Carreg y Defaid Trwyn Llanbedrog Penbennar Penrhyn Du Trwyn yr Wylfa Trwyn Llech-y-doll Trwyn Cilan Trwyn y Fulfran Trwyn Carreg-y-tir Trwyn y Ffosle Trwyn Talfarach Trwyn y Penrhyn Pen y Cil Trwyn Bychestyn Trwyn y Gwyddel Trwyn Maen Melyn
North coast Braich y Pwll Braich y Noddfa Braich Anelog Dinas Bach Trwyn Glas Dinas Trwyn Garreg-lwyd Penrhyn Mawr Penrhyn Colmon Penrhyn Melyn Penrhyn Cwmistir Trwyn Porth Dinllaen Penrhyn Nefyn Penrhyn Bodeilas Penrhyn Glas Trwyn y Gorlech Trwyn y Tâl Trwyn Maen Dylan Fort Belan Point
Anglesey Listed clockwise from Menai Bridge.
West coast Abermenai Point Llanddwyn Island Pen-y-parc Trwyn y Wylan Trwyn Ifan Trwyn Tyllog Trwyn Euphrates Braich Parlwr Penrhyn-hwlad Trwyn Guter-fudr Trwyn y Crewyn Trwyn Cerrigyreryr
Most Holy Island Clockwise from Four Mile Bridge: Rhoscolyn Head Ravens Point Penrhyn Mawr
North coast Carmel Head* (Trwyn y Gader) Trwyn Cemlyn Trwyn Pencarreg Trwyn y Galen-ddu Wylfa Head Trywn y Penrhyn Trwyn y Parc Llanbadrig Point Llanlleiana Head Torllwyn Trwyn Llech Trwynbychan Trwyn Myn Trwyn Costog Trwyn Penwaig Point Lynas* (Trwyn Eilian)
East coast Trwyn Du Penrhyn Glas Trwyn Cwmrwd Trwyn Porth-y-môr Trwyn Gribin Trwyn Grupyl Trwyn Melyn Penrhyn y Gell Penrhyn Trwyn Dwlban Trwyn Dinmor Trwyn Penmon Trwyn y Penrhyn Gallows Point
Conwy Penmaenmawr Penamen-bach Point Trwyn y Gogarth Great Orme's Head* Pen-trwyn Little Ormes Head Trwyn y Fuwch Rhos Point
Flintshire Point of Ayr*
Northwest England
Cheshire Hilbre Point Perch Rock
Lancashire Rossall Point Sunderland Point Red Nab Scalestones Point
Cumbria Blackstone Point Holme Island Blawith Point Humphrey Head Point Cowpren Point Lenibrick Point Park Head Hazelhurst Point Mearness Point Legbarrow Point Nab Point Ashes Point Hammerside Point Maskel Point Westfield Point Lowsy Point Hodbarrow Point Haverigg Point Drigg Point St Bees Head Redness Point Cunning Point
Scotland Dumfries-shire Redkirk Point Torduff Point Barnkirk Point Scar Point
Kirkcudbrightshire Airds Point Hogus Point Borron Point Southerness Point Craigneuk Point Castlehill Point Isle Point Almorness Point Girvellan Point Torr Point Balcary Point Airds Point Castle Muir Point Abbey Head Netherlaw Point Gipsy Point Torrs Point Point of the Isle Castledykes Point Gibbhill Point Bar Point Manor Point Mull Point Dunrod Point Point of Green Borness Point Ringdoo Point