Portheras Common
Portheras Common is an evergreen forest in St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, England. Portheras Common is situated nearby to the locality Pendeen Carn, as well as near Portherras.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pendeen Lighthouse and Levant Mine and Beam Engine.
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.
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.
Chûn Quoit
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion (treehouse1977), CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendeen and Madron and Sancreed.
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…
Madron and Sancreed
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.
Portheras Common
- Type: Evergreen forest
- Category: forest
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.1467° or 50° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.6578° or 5° 39′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C2P48WR+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 465912719OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pendeen Carn and Portherras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Engine House and Chimney.
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