Bass Point (England)

The South-west coastal footpath crosses the headland, which is part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

[1] Before the advent of the telegraph, ships had no means of communication with their owners and could only send messages by semaphore when they were close to the shore.

Night signals by coloured lights, gun, rocket and steam whistles began in November 1872 and William Broad & Sons of Falmouth opened an office next door.

[citation needed] Bass Point is part of the Caerthillian to Kennack coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and since August 2016 is included within The Lizard National Nature Reserve (NNR).

In recent years the National Trust has removed Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis), an introduced plant, which forms mats covering the coastal grassland.