West Wheal Towan Mine
West Wheal Towan Mine is a mine in St Agnes, North Cornwall, England. West Wheal Towan Mine is situated nearby to the historic site WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range, as well as near Kite’s Shaft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RRH Portreath and Chapel Porth Beach.
RRH Portreath
Military installation
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Portreath or RRH Portreath is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It has a coastal location at Nancekuke Common, approximately 1.25 kilometres north east of the village of Portreath in Cornwall, England. RRH Portreath is situated 1 mile southwest of West Wheal Towan Mine.
Chapel Porth Beach
Beach
Chapel Porth Beach is situated 1½ miles northeast of West Wheal Towan Mine.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles southwest of West Wheal Towan Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambrose and Forge.
Cambrose
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cambrose is a hamlet east of Portreath in west Cornwall, England, UK. Cambrose is the location of Sally's Bottom, a small valley running down to the coast.
Forge
Hamlet
Forge is a hamlet in the parish of Redruth, Cornwall, England. Forge is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Wheal Towan Mine.
Mawla
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan in Cornwall, England, UK. The earliest record of Mawla is in 960 AD; the meaning of the name is claimed to be "pigs' place" according to one source. Mawla is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Wheal Towan Mine.
West Wheal Towan Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: St Agnes, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.28021° or 50° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.25611° or 5° 15′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2P7PJV+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4683266405OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range and Kite’s Shaft.
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