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West Penwith: Upland and Upland Fringe |
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Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract: |
This Character Area lies at the western tip of Cornwall and includes Land's End. It is bounded to the north, south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. West Penwith is a sparsely populated peninsula, ringed by high cliffs and rising to high, rocky moorland at its centre, with better quality land on the coastal plains. Its character is perhaps more clearly determined by its geology than most areas - a single large granite outcrop giving thin soils on high moorland ridge, with the surrounding rocks mainly Devonian slate rocks, the margins of the granite are associated with mineral veins of tin and copper. |
Author: |
Jeremy Lake
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Publisher: |
Historic England
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Locations: |
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West Penwith: Upland and Upland Fringe |
County: |
Cornwall |
District: |
Cornwall |
Parish: |
ST LEVAN |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 139360, 22998 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
englishh2-411003 |
OBIB: |
160/2020 |
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A4 report of 16pp.
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Created Date: |
16 Feb 2021 |