Gribben Head

Gribbin Head[1] (Cornish: an Gribyn)[2] is a promontory on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, owned and managed by the National Trust.

It separates St Austell Bay from the estuary of the River Fowey and is marked by a large tower used to aid navigation of ships approaching the local harbours.

Inland, to the north, is the Menabilly estate,[3] built for the Rashleigh family but later home to author Daphne du Maurier.

[4] The 75 metres (246 ft) high[5] promontory forms a part of the South Coast (eastern) section of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

[9] The tower featured in the first episode of the BBC TV series The Coroner[10] Once part of the Menabilly Estate and owned by the Rashleigh family, grazing was removed from the site in 1967 and the headland reverted to scrub.