Rillage Point is a coastal promontory about one and a half kilometres north-east of Hele. The Ordnance Survey map of 1891 shows an Old Limekiln (now gone) on top of the headland and there is a limestone quarry to the north-east and another to the south-west beside the Coastal Path. The quarries here are well known for their fossils which date from early in the development of life on earth. The Coastguard cottages were built beside the main road in the early 1930's, ironically placed above a cave which by local tradition is said to have been used by smugglers.

The name Rillage is probably from Norman rilla. There is no stream here, so the meaning is probably a 'narrow trench'. This could be the limestone quarries, but the name probably predates these and relates to the trenches or gully's between the rocks going out to sea.

Rillage Point is so-called on the Dunn map of 1765; called Rillage on the first OS map of 1809; Rillage Point on the OS map of 1891.

Rill (ril) 1538 [probably of Low Dutch origin, compare with Medieval Latin (Norman) rilla from the 12th century] 1. A small stream; a brook, runnel, rivulet 2. A small narrow trench; a drill (SOED 1987 Vol 2 p 1833)