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.
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1Cape Cornwall
Welcome to the extreme western frontier of the English mainland. You are standing upon the rugged and weather beaten bluff of Cape Cornwall. …
앱에서 듣기2Ballowall 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. …
앱에서 듣기3The 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. …
앱에서 듣기4Kenidjack 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…
앱에서 듣기5Botallack 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…
앱에서 듣기6Levant 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,…
앱에서 듣기7Geevor 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…
앱에서 듣기8Geevor 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. …
앱에서 듣기9St 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…
앱에서 듣기10Closing
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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| 위치 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 종류 | 유적 |
| 이야기 구간 | 10 |
| 글 언어 | 영어 |
| 좌표 | 50.1246, -5.6843 |
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