Carn Marth Quarry, Open air theatre

Carn Marth Quarry, Open air theatre is a quarry in Lanner, Cornwall, England. Carn Marth Quarry, Open air theatre is situated nearby to the theater building Carn Marth Theatre, as well as near the spring Figgy Dowdy’s Well.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carn Marth and Gwennap Pit.

Carn Marth

Peak

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carn Marth is the name of a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, near Redruth. It is 235 m high, and is well known for the granite quarried from it in the past. The name of the hill comes from the Cornish language words karn and margh, meaning 'horse'.

Gwennap Pit

Historic site

Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwennap Pit is a historic site, which is situated 3,500 feet north of Carn Marth Quarry, Open air theatre.

Christchurch Lanner

Church

Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christchurch Lanner is situated 3,000 feet south of Carn Marth Quarry, Open air theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busveal and Trevarth.

Busveal

Hamlet

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Busveal is a mining settlement in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located approximately one mile east of Redruth. It is in the civil parish of St Day.

Trevarth

Hamlet

Trevarth is a hamlet in the parish of Lanner, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The name Trevarth comes from the Cornish language words tre, meaning 'farm' or 'settlement', and margh, meaning 'horse', an element it shares with nearby Carn Marth.