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.

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

Photo: BazViv, CC BY 3.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-5.25611° or 5° 15′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C2P7PJV+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4683266405

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

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