Cape Cornwall
United Kingdom
Originally thought to be the most western point of Great Britain until Ordnance survey maps suggested otherwise. Bought in 1987 by the Heinz family and then bequeathed to the nation it does have an iconic symbol at the top of the cape.
Contents
10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Cape Cornwall
Welcome to the extreme western frontier of the English mainland. You are standing upon the rugged and weather beaten bluff of Cape Cornwall. …
Listen in the app2Ballowall Barrow: The Ancient Sentinels of Carn Gluze
We begin our detailed exploration less than a mile west of the town of St Just, perched dramatically near the precarious edge of the cliff. Here lies the Ballowall Barrow, also known in the Cornish language as Carn Gluze. …
Listen in the app3The Summit of Cape Cornwall: The Celtic Priest's Retreat
Leaving the ancient barrow behind, we now ascend the short, steep climb to the very summit of Cape Cornwall itself. As you crest the hill, the full panoramic majesty of the Atlantic Ocean is suddenly revealed. …
Listen in the app4Kenidjack Valley: The Arsenic Calciner
Descending from the heights of the cape, we track northward along the rugged coastal path until we arrive at the mouth of the beautiful Kenidjack Valley. At first glance, this deep, green cleft in the landscape appears to be a…
Listen in the app5Botallack Mine: The Submarine Empire of the Crowns
Continuing north along the precipitous cliff edge, the landscape suddenly gives way to one of the most iconic and frequently photographed sights in all of Cornwall. Clinging impossibly to the sheer rock face, just feet above the…
Listen in the app6Levant Mine: The Tragedy of the Whim Engine
Just a short walk further along the coast from Botallack brings us to the Levant Mine, another staggering enterprise known universally across Cornwall as the mine under the sea. Formed originally in the year eighteen twenty,…
Listen in the app7Geevor Tin Mine: The Deafening Roar of The Mill
We now step away from the cliff edge and enter the sprawling, modern complex of the Geevor Tin Mine. Unlike the romanticized ruins of Botallack and Levant, Geevor represents the absolute final hurrah of the Cornish mining…
Listen in the app8Geevor Tin Mine: The Dry and the Miners' Lockers
Moving away from the heavy machinery of the Mill, we enter an entirely different, intensely personal space within the Geevor complex. This building is known as The Dry. …
Listen in the app9St Just: The Plen-an-gwarry and the Granite Town
To conclude our walking route, we leave the immediate coastal cliffs and head slightly inland, roughly a mile to the east of Cape Cornwall, arriving in the historic center of St Just. Boasting a population of around five thousand…
Listen in the app10Closing
As our journey across the Penwith Peninsula draws to a close, we find ourselves returning to the conceptual starting point, looking out once again over the vast, unbroken expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. We have traversed millennia…
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What is Cape Cornwall?
Cape Cornwall is a place in United Kingdom with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 50.1246, -5.6843 |
| Last updated |