Editing Land's End (section)

==Geography==
The actual Land's End, or Peal Point, is a modest headland compared with nearby headlands such as Pedn-men-dhu overlooking [[Sennen Cove]] and Pordenack, to the south. The present hotel and tourist complex is at Carn Kez, {{convert|200|yard}} south of the actual Land's End.<ref name=neave>{{cite book|last1=Neave-Hill|first1=Charles|title=Land's End My Heritage|date=1975}}</ref> Land's End has a particular resonance because it is often used to suggest distance. Land's End to [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland is a distance of {{convert|838|mi|km}} by road and this ''[[Land's End to John o' Groats]]'' distance is often used to define charitable events such as end-to-end walks and races in the UK. Land's End to the [[northernmost point of England]] is a distance of {{convert|556|mi|km}} by road.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Royston|title=Route Guide|url=http://www.landsend-to-johnogroats.co.uk/home/beginning/planning/how-far-is-it-from-land-s-end-to-john-o-groats|website=Lands End to John O'Groats On-line Cycling Guide|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606004606/http://www.landsend-to-johnogroats.co.uk/home/beginning/planning/how-far-is-it-from-land-s-end-to-john-o-groats|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The westernmost promontory at Land's End is known as Dr Syntax's Head. The character Dr Syntax was invented by the writer [[William Combe]] in his 1809 comic verse ''The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque'', which [[satire|satirised]] the work of seekers of the "[[picturesque]]" such as [[William Gilpin (priest)|William Gilpin]].<ref>[https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/the-tour-of-doctor-syntax-in-search-of-the-picturesque-a-poem  "The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque, a poem", ''Royal Academy''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307054911/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/the-tour-of-doctor-syntax-in-search-of-the-picturesque-a-poem |date=7 March 2021 }}. Retrieved 24 November 2019</ref> A nearby promontory is called Dr Johnson's Head after [[Samuel Johnson]], who referred to a hypothetical Cornish [[declaration of independence]] in his 1775 essay ''Taxation no Tyranny''.<ref>[http://www.samueljohnson.com/tnt.html "Taxation no Tyranny". ''The Works of Samuel Johnson''. Pafraets & Company, Troy, New York (1913)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202022201/http://www.samueljohnson.com/tnt.html |date=2 December 2019 }} Retrieved 24 November 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/print-walk/798/  "Walk – Land's End and Nanjizal", ''South West Coast Path National Trail''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108150409/https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/print-walk/798/ |date=8 January 2022 }}. Retrieved 24 November 2019</ref>

The area around Land's End has been designated part of an [[Important Plant Area]], by the organisation [[Plantlife]], for rare species of [[flora and fauna of Cornwall|flora]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Land's End|url=http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/important_plant_areas/lands_end|publisher=[[Plantlife]]|access-date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701021349/http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/important_plant_areas/lands_end/|archive-date=1 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Land's End is a popular venue for rock climbers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Land's End|url=http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=211|website=UKC|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=10 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110100721/http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=211|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Longships, Cornwall|Longships]], a group of rocky [[islet]]s are just over {{convert|1|mi|km}} offshore, and together with the [[Seven Stones Reef]] and the [[Isles of Scilly]] which lie about {{convert|28|mi|km}} southwest – are part of the mythical lost land of [[Lyonesse]], referred to in [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] literature.