CORNY POINT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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Coastal holiday and fishing settlement on the northern section of the "toe" of Yorke Peninsula. It is the gateway to a picturesque section of coastline on the western tip of the peninsula between Corny Point and Stenhouse Bay. Corny Point offers sheltered beaches as well as some excellent surf beaches within 15 minutes drive, including Rock Pool, Salmon Hole, Daly Head and Berry Bay.
Location: 27 km west of Warooka.
Origin of name: It was named Corny Point by Captain Flinders in 1802 due to the fact that it looks like a growth on the toe of the Yorke Peninsula.
Brief history: white settlement of the area began in the 1870s when the need for a lighthouse to guide the giant windjammer ships up the coast to the grain ports on Spencer Gulf became apparent. The lighthouse, which was completed in 1882 and is 12.2 metres high, was built of local limestone. The lighthouse ceased being manned in 1920. The area remains relatively undeveloped apart from facilities for surfers and fishermen.
Natural features: Corny Point; Dunn point; couch Beach; Levens Beach; Berry Bay; Point Deburg; Point Annie; Carribie Conservation Park (15 km south-east).
Built features: settlements of The Pines and Point Souttar
Heritage features: Corny Point Lighthouse (1882).