The site, notified in 1951, is situated on the south Cornish coast of the
English Channel, south-east of the city of
Truro. It starts at Creek Stephen Point in the west, following the coast of
Gerrans Bay to Nare Head and then on to Manare Point, near
Portloe in the east and also includes Gull Rock off the coast. The
South West Coast Path runs through the SSSI and most of the coastline is owned by the
National Trust. The site lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). ==History==