Kelsey Head
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Kelsey Head from the coastal path | |
  Location within Cornwall  Kelsey Head (England) | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SW775600 |
| Coordinates | 50°24′17″N 5°08′47″W / 50.4046°N 5.1464°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 227 hectares (2.27 km2; 0.876 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1951 |
| Natural England website | |
Kelsey Head is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and headland in north Cornwall, England, noted for its biological interest. The site contains an Iron Age hill fort.
The 227.6-hectare (562-acre) SSSI, notified in 1951, is located on the north Cornwall coast, within the civil parishes of Cubert and Crantock, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Newquay.[1] It starts at Holywell Beach, near Holywell village in the west and ends at the headland of Pentire Point West, near West Pentire, in the east. The site also includes the inlet of Porth Joke as well as the inland areas of The Kelseys and Cubert Common.[2][3]
The South West Coast Path runs through the SSSI and most of the coastline is owned by the National Trust.[3]
