The Gurnet

Named by the English perhaps after the "Gurnet" fish, Gurnet Point was once covered in pine trees.

Among the oldest records are a Norse legend that claims that Eric the Red's son Thorwald may be buried on Gurnet Point. Gurnet Point, also known as The Gurnet, is located at the end of the peninsula at the entrance to Plymouth Bay in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and is a headland and the small private settlement located on it. The Pilgrims who settled Plymouth in 1620 named it Gurnett’s Nose for its r

esemblance to headlands in the English Channel where gurnett fish were plentiful. The Gurnet (pronounced gurn-it with the accent on the first syllable) is the home of Plymouth (Gurnet) Lighthouse. The great explorer Samuel de Champlain noted in 1605 that Gurnet was "practically an island" covered with pine trees and there are accounts that the Pilgrims deeded the land to a priest who sold the timber on it in the mid to late 1600's. The Gurnet has had a colorful history throughout the Revolution and the War of 1812. It is home to the first female lighthouse keeper in the world and the only lighthouse in North America to be hit by a cannonball. Its only access by land is from the Powder Point Bridge at Duxbury Beach 5 miles to the north by foot or by 4-wheel drive beach buggies, but access is restricted to property owners, residents and their guests, except for once a year on Memorial Day when the lighthouse is open to the public.

10/26/2025

Their is something spellbinding when the marsh grasses begin to sway when the sun falls and the wind arrives ~

10/25/2025

King tide receding at the boat hole ~

10/20/2025

I wonder why they call this Th Gurnet Lobster Barn? Does anyone know the history ?

10/16/2025

It was a subdued sky till the very last minute …. So glad I hung @… the color was the peak of the day ~

04/11/2025

There isn,t an hour of my life without you in it . To collect your treasures a ladies slipper or mermaids tear . I hear your laughter every time you reach the shoreline coming in like the tide on a cornflower sky sky

04/02/2025

A blustery April , 1 2025 ….It won,t be long now beach grasses will renew , the sand will be warm beneath your feet , with coconut fragrance s filling the air

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Gurnet Point
Plymouth, MA
02360

Website

http://www.buglight.org/

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