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Drake's Island, pyramidal rock, in Plymouth Sound, S. Devon, ½ mile NE. of Bottlenose Point, pop. 64; is strongly fortified and garrisoned.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "pyramidal rock" (ADL Feature Type: "natural rock formations") |
| Administrative units: | Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Drakes Island |
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