Flamborough Head
a bold promontory of England, on the Yorkshire coast, projecting a considerable distance into the sea; lat. 54° N., lon. 0°5′ W. This is at once the most strik- ⚫ing and most celebrated headland on the E. coast of Great Britain, rising 450 feet sheer above the sea, having on its summit a lighthouse, 214 feet high, showing a revolving light. For the battle of Flamborough Head, see JONES, PAUL.