Downderry

The village and beach offer views of Looe Island to the west and Rame Head to the east and on clear days the Eddystone Lighthouse 8 miles (13 km) offshore.

Approximately 700 metres (770 yd) east of the village center is a rocky outcrop known locally as "Bass Rock", this is a popular fishing spot as it affords access to deeper water.

In November 1895, Rodney lost her figurehead in a gale in the English Channel, while en route from Gravesend, Kent to Sydney.

In 1897, the ship was sold to F. Boissière, of Nantes, France, and renamed Gipsy (the cross-over year, per Lloyd's, is 1896/97).

On 7 December 1901, the vessel was wrecked, and became a total loss, at Downderry on the return voyage from Iquique (Chile) to France with a cargo of nitrate.

Snug between the bay of Whitsand and the promontory of Looe, Downderry with its spouse Seaton, bathes in the constant ebb and flow of the English Channel.

Downderry Church
Shag Rock
The Gypsy ( Rodney ) wrecked off Downderry, Cornwall.