Gwennap Pit

Gwennap Pit is a historic site in St. Day, Cornwall, England. Gwennap Pit is situated nearby to the hamlet Busveal, as well as near the historic site Wheal Grambler.

Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carn Marth and Redruth railway station.

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'.

Redruth railway station

Railway station

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Redruth station serves the town of Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom; it is situated on the Cornish Main Line between Truro and Camborne. The station is 309 miles 68 chains down the line from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Redruth railway station is situated 1 mile west of Gwennap Pit.

Carharrack Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carharrack Methodist Church is situated 1 mile east of Gwennap Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busveal and Vogue.

Busveal

Hamlet

Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Vogue

Hamlet

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Vogue is a hamlet in the parish of St Day, Cornwall, England.

St Day

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

St Day is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is positioned between the village of Chacewater and the town of Redruth. The electoral ward St Day and Lanner had a population of 4,473 according to the 2011 census.

Gwennap Pit

Type: Historic site
Description: architectural structure in St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Categories: built structure, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: St. Day, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.23165° or 50° 13′ 54″ north

Longitude

-5.20233° or 5° 12′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C2P6QJX+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 413448935

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=amphitheatre

Wikidata ID

Q17534341

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In Other Languages

From Cornish to Welsh—“Gwennap Pit” goes by many names.

Cornish: “Poll Lannwenep”
Welsh: “Poll Lannwenep”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wheal Grambler and North Grambler Shaft.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as St Aubyn United Mine and The Star Inn at Vogue.

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