Portheras Common

Portheras Common is an evergreen forest in , , . Portheras Common is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pendeen Lighthouse and Chûn Quoit.

Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of in west , England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion (treehouse1977), CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western , England, United Kingdom. is located in open moorland near and .

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large Iron Age hillfort near in , England, . The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD when it was possibly re-occupied to protect the nearby tin mines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendeen and Madron and Sancreed.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
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 ' Fogou', the…

Photo: Daderot, CC0.
are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.

Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
is a small village on the north coast road between and in , England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects to the A30 road.

Portheras Common

Latitude
50.1467° or 50° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.6578° or 5° 39′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C2P48WR+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 465912719
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pendeen Carn and Portherras.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chimney and Engine House.

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