Carnyorth
Carnyorth is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile south of Pendeen and six miles northwest of Penzance. It is in the civil parish of St Just in Penwith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in St Just, Cornwall
- Also known as: “Carnyorth, Cornwall” and “Karnyorgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Botallack Mine and Levant Mine and Beam Engine.
Botallack Mine
Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
The Botallack Mine is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine
Museum
Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location.
Carn Kenidjack
Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carn Kenidjack is a hill in Tregeseal, Cornwall, UK. It is covered in megaliths including Tregeseal East stone circle. A tale is told that two miners returning home one night witnessed a wrestling match near Carn Kenidjack, which was presided over by the Devil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trewellard and Botallack.
Trewellard
Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
Trewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road.
Botallack
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Botallack is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives in the east to the A30 road, near Land's End.
Pendeen
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Pendeen is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the…
Carnyorth
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14124° or 50° 8′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.67503° or 5° 40′ 30″ westElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Open location code
9C2P48RF+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 29170443OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Carnyorth” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carnyorth Education Centre and Wheal Bal Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carnyorth”. Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.