After a morning when more than 200 gunshots rang out on one tiny headland, a hunter opened his shooting bag to reveal only sandwiches and a drink.
All offer panoramic views of the coast from their patios on the crown of the headland, which slopes down to a white sand beach.
Few are safe for children to swim from, so the gently sloping sands of Farol beach, protected from the rollers by a headland, are perfect for families.
"The thing I am most excited about," says its creator, "is the idea of a lonely man with a dog walking some isolated headland – and pausing as this strange island moves past him".
On summer weekends live music and the smell of grilling steaks drift across the headland.
The afternoon saw us in Scarborough Castle - views down to the town's two bays from its perch on a lofty headland are worth the small entrance fee alone.
Conceptualised as "the Crystal and the Cloud" by its architects, because of its futuristic glass and stainless-steel construction, it stands on the headland at the confluence of the rivers and showcases the sciences and anthropology.
This Indian led him along the beach to a headland, which the two of them rounded with Knivet, who could not swim, clinging to the man's back like a child in a swimming pool.
Round the headland and into the harbour comes a procession of 12-foot dinghies, powered by outboard motors and steered by Iranian peasants.
Some dashed to the headland, only to watch helplessly as a wooden boat carrying as many as 100 asylum-seekers smashed against rocks.
They are not seeking intimacy, for the choice spot for that is the rocks around the headland at low tide.
