Compressor House
Compressor House is a ruins in St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, England. Compressor House is situated nearby to the museum Levant Mine and Beam Engine, as well as near the ruins Chimney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Levant Mine and Beam Engine and Geevor Tin Mine.
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. Levant Mine and Beam Engine is situated 350 feet west of Compressor House.
Geevor Tin Mine
Photo: Ahwmay, Public domain.
Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, England, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin. Geevor Tin Mine is situated 1,800 feet east of Compressor House.
Pendeen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall, England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast. Pendeen Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northeast of Compressor House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boscaswell and Trewellard.
Boscaswell
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from Pendeen, looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.
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.
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…
Compressor House
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15202° or 50° 9′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.68394° or 5° 41′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C2P5828+RCOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=ruins
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