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Cetaceans of South-West England
CETACEANS OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND This region encompasses the Severn Estuary, Bristol Channel and the English Channel east to Seaton on the South Devon/Dorset border. The waters of the Western Approaches of the English Channel are richer in cetaceans than any other part of southern Britain. However, the diversity and abundance declines as one goes eastwards in the English Channel and towards the Severn Estuary. Seventeen species of cetacean have been recorded in the South-west Approaches since 1980; nine of these species (32% of the 28 UK species) are present throughout the year or recorded annually as seasonal visitors. Thirteen species have been recorded along the Channel coast or in nearshore waters (within 60 km of the coast) of South-west England. Seven of these species (25% of the 28 UK species) are present throughout the year or are recorded annually. Good locations for nearshore cetacean sightings are prominent headlands and bays. Since 1990, bottlenose dolphins have been reported regularly nearshore, the majority of sightings coming from Penzance Bay, around the Land’s End Peninsula, and St. Ives Bay in Cornwall, although several locations along both north and south coasts of Devon are good for bottlenose dolphin. Cetaceans can also been seen in offshore waters. The main species that have been recorded include short- beaked common dolphins and long-finned pilot whales. Small numbers of harbour porpoises occur annually particularly between October and March off the Cornish & Devon coasts. CETACEAN SPECIES REGULARLY SIGHTED IN THE REGION Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus Rarer visitors to offshore waters, fin whales have been sighted mainly between June and December along the continental shelf edge at depths of 500-3000m. -
Coast Path Round Walk, 10 Directions Non GPS.Pub
Coastal Round Walk 10 – Pendeen Watch, Chûn Castle and Quoit, Morvah - 6.34 miles Route Directions – Non GPS Version Pendeen Watch to Chûn Castle – 2.82 miles - gently uphill most of the way From CP by lighthouse set off on the coast path E, on lane/track towards Portheras Cove. At CP area, cross crude stile (WM) and bear R to gap to field. Follow LH fence ( view of Portheras Cove ) to end of field. Go R steeply uphill, and follow LH hedge, roughly S, continue to next LH hedge and on up to near corner at 38415/35700 at 0.42 miles. Over crude sheep stile to next field. Follow LH hedge up, passing WM, to L of barns at Pendeen Manor Farm at 0.53 miles (WM). Cross plank bridge to rough ground between hedge and barn to small gate to farmyard. Cross to tall step stile to L of gate. For Pendeen Vau fogou go R, with permission, through main farmyard . Go L on farm lane, with house on R, to road at Pendeen Gate. L on road for 280 yards. Opposite turning on R to Lower Boscaswell, at WM post, go L on track between hedges to Calartha Farm. At Old Barn at 1.04 miles, go R (WM) up a crude stile to a narrow path between hedges, to a step stile and gate to field. Ignore forward WM ( path to Portheras Farm ) and bear R, roughly E, across field to cattle stile by gate (WM) to next field. Direction is now overall SE. Follow LH hedge to cattle stile (WM) to next field and follow LH hedge to crude stile to next field. -
Pendeen Conservation Area Appraisal
Pendeen Conservation Area Appraisal DRAFT AUGUST 2009 Contents: Page Conservation Area Map Summary of Special Interest 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Conservation Areas 2 1.2 Pendeen's Conservation Area 2 1.3 Purpose & Scope of this Character Appraisal 2 1.4 Planning Policy Framework 3 1.5 World Heritage Site Inscription 3 1.6 Consultation and Adoption 4 2.0 LOCATION & LANDSCAPE SETTING 2.1 Location 5 2.2 Landscape Setting 5 3.0 HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT 3.1 The History of Pendeen 7 3.2 Physical Development 10 Pre-Industrial 10 Industrial (1820 - 1986) 11 Post Industrial 12 3.3 c1880 OS Map 3.4 c1907 OS Map 4.0 APPRAISAL OF SPECIAL INTEREST 4.1 General Character 13 4.2 Surviving Historic Fabric 15 Pre-Industrial 15 Industrial 15 4.3 Architecture, Geology & Building Materials 18 Architectural Styles 18 Geology & Building Materials 21 4.4 Streetscape 23 4.5 Spaces, Views & Vistas 25 4.6 Character Areas 26 ¾ Crescent Place/North Row/The Square 26 ¾ North Row/The Square 28 ¾ The Church & School Complex 30 ¾ Higher Boscaswell/St John's Terrace 32 • Boscaswell United Mine 35 • St John's Terrace 37 ¾ Boscaswell Terrace/Carn View Terrace 39 • The Radjel Inn/Old Chapel 29 • Boscasweel Terrace 40 • Carn View Terrace 41 Calartha Terrace/Portheras Cross 42 5.0 PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT 5.1 Preservation 44 5.2 Design Guidance 45 5.3 Listed Buildings & Scheduled Ancient Monuments 46 5.4 The Protection of Other Buildings 47 5.5 Issues 48 5.5.1 Highway Related Issues 48 5.5.2 Boundary Treatment and Garden Development 50 5.5.3 Outbuildings 51 5.5.4 Retaining References -
LCAA8383 Offers Around £1000000 Seaward Barn and Corner Barn
Ref: LCAA8383 Offers around £1,000,000 Seaward Barn and Corner Barn, Lower Boscaswell, Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7ER FREEHOLD Coastal renovation opportunity Set in a totally amazing location in some of the most unspoilt and ruggedly beautiful coastal countryside anywhere in the United Kingdom, enjoying views to the Atlantic Ocean; an extremely attractive group of detached granite and stone barns comprising a detached 3 bedroomed barn, detached 1 bedroomed barn and a further detached unconverted barn which, subject to necessary consents, could provide further accommodation. All in need of extensive refurbishment. Situated in an easily accessible, coastal location within walking distance of the sandy beach at Portheras Cove, the village, shops and pubs. 2 Ref: LCAA8383 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION CORNER BARN – In all, about, 888sq.ft. Ground Floor: entrance hall, 3 bedrooms, family bathroom. First Floor: kitchen/dining room and living room. Outside: low maintenance seating area. SEAWARD BARN – In all, about, 421sq.ft. Ground Floor: entrance hall, bedroom, family bathroom, storage cupboards. First Floor: open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with vaulted ceiling and Juliet balcony. Outside: gravelled parking for 3-4 cars, level area of lawn with surrounding low stone wall with three further areas of garden surrounded by stone walls. Further Detached Barn: which subject to necessary consents could be converted into ancillary accommodation or workshop/studio. DESCRIPTION • Seaward Barn and Corner Barn are found in the historic mining and farming hamlet of Lower Boscaswell which lies within the Cornwall area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is noted for having prehistoric settlements and a Cornish fogue (an old Cornish cave). -
Responsibilities for Flood Risk Management
Appendix A - Responsibilities for Flood Risk Management The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has overall responsibility for flood risk management in England. Their aim is to reduce flood risk by: • discouraging inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding. • encouraging adequate and cost effective flood warning systems. • encouraging adequate technically, environmentally and economically sound and sustainable flood defence measures. The Government’s Foresight Programme has recently produced a report called Future Flooding, which warns that the risk of flooding will increase between 2 and 20 times over the next 75 years. The report produced by the Office of Science and Technology has a long-term vision for the future (2030 – 2100), helping to make sure that effective strategies are developed now. Sir David King, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government concluded: “continuing with existing policies is not an option – in virtually every scenario considered (for climate change), the risks grow to unacceptable levels. Secondly, the risk needs to be tackled across a broad front. However, this is unlikely to be sufficient in itself. Hard choices need to be taken – we must either invest in more sustainable approaches to flood and coastal management or learn to live with increasing flooding”. In response to this, Defra is leading the development of a new strategy for flood and coastal erosion for the next 20 years. This programme, called “Making Space for Water” will help define and set the agenda for the Government’s future strategic approach to flood risk. Within this strategy there will be an overall approach to the assessing options through a strong and continuing commitment to CFMPs and SMPs within a broader planning framework which will include River Basin Management Plans prepared under the Water Framework Directive and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. -
Chypraze House Morvah, Pendeen, Cornwall
Chypraze House Morvah, Pendeen, Cornwall Chypraze House Morvah, Pendeen, Cornwall An Exciting Development Opportunity. With no close neighbours, enjoying completely uninterrupted views over Portheras Cove and lying within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chypraze House, as a refurbished existing house, is a rare coastal gem. It is only a short walk down a footpath from the property to the north Cornish foreshore. The new build, for which there is existing planning permission, will be an impressive and sympathetically designed, coastal family homes situated in a fabulous and rare, frontline positon within a highly desirable part of Cornwall. Existing Kitchen | Dining room | Living room | Five bedrooms | Family bathroom | Family shower room | Grounds Gross Internal floor Area (approx.): 2,397 sq ft (129.8 sq m) Proposed Open plan kitchen/dining room/living room | Terrace | Three bedroom suites | Fourth bedroom | Family bathroom (with bath and shower) | Utility room | Plant room/store Two covered parking spaces| Grounds Gross Internal floor Area (approx.): 2,533 sq ft (235.3 sq m) In all about 0.92 acres Exeter 19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD Tel: 01392 423111 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk For sale freehold: Chypraze House Chypraze House currently consists of a recently refurbished four to five bedroom home set in spacious grounds of about 0.6 of an acre and is situated in an outstanding coastal positon with no near neighbours just above Portheras Cove. Access is via a track from Chypraze Farm above and the property has a right of vehicle access through the farmyard and hamlet. It lies within the West Penrith Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Under planning reference PA19/07069 planning permission has been granted for a replacement dwelling with no change to access. -
Boscaswell Conservation Area Appraisal
Boscaswell Conservation Area Appraisal DRAFT AUGUST 2009 Contents: Page Conservation Area Map Summary of Special Interest 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Conservation Areas 2 1.2 Boscaswell's Conservation Area 2 1.3 Purpose & Scope of this Character Appraisal 2 1.4 Planning Policy Framework 3 1.5 World Heritage Site Inscription 3 1.6 Consultation & Adoption 4 2.0 LOCATION AND LANDSCAPE SETTING 2.1 Location 5 2.2 Landscape Setting 5 3.0 HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT 3.1 The History of Boscaswell 7 3.2 Physical Development 9 Pre-Industrial 9 Industrial (1820 - 1986) 10 Post Industrial 10 4.0 APPRAISAL OF SPECIAL INTEREST 4.1 General Character 12 4.2 Surviving Historic Fabric 12 Pre-Industrial 12 Industrial 12 4.3 Architecture, Geology & Building Materials 13 Geology and Building Materials 13 Architectural Styles 15 4.4 Spaces, Views & Vistas 16 4.5 Character Areas 18 • Old Boscaswell 18 • Carn Ros – lower end 23 • Carn Ros – upper end 25 • Boscaswell Road 27 5.0 PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT 5.1 Preservation 29 5.2 Design Guidance 29 5.3 Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings 30 5.4 The Protection of Other Buildings 31 5.5 Issues 31 5.5.1 Highway Related Issues 32 5.5.2 Boundary Treatment and Garden Development 32 5.5.3 Outbuildings 34 5.5.4 Retaining References to Former Uses of land and buildings 35 5.5.5 Use of Prevalent Traditional and Local Building Materials 37 5.5.6 Contribution of Trees and Other Vegetation 39 5.5.7 Wirescape and other Statutory Installations and Services 40 5.5.8 Extent of Intrusion and Damage 41 5.5.9 Archaeology 43 5.5.10 Climate Change and Historic Conservation 44 5.5.11 Boundary Alterations 44 North Boscaswell Mine (disused) Cornwall & Scilly Shaft North Boscaswell Mine This map only shows the Historic Environment Record conservation area subject (disused) Kennall Building, Old County Hall, to this appraisal. -
Pendeen Lighthouse
U.S. Lighthouse Society ~ Lighthouses of the United Kingdom Pendeen Lighthouse (Pendeen , St Just in Penwith, Cornwall) History For nearly 100 years Pendeen Lighthouse has been guiding passing vessels and warning of the dangerous waters around Pendeen Watch. From Cape Cornwall the coast runs NE by E towards the Wra, or Three Stone Oar, off Pendeen. From here the inhospitable shore continues for a further eight miles or so to the Western entrance of St. Ives Bay, the principal feature here being the Gurnards Head, on which many ships have come to grief. Until 1891 maritime safety off Pendeen depended more on activity after a wreck rather than effective prevention, the ʺAdmiralty Sailing Directionsʺ for that year being only able to report a ʺCoastguard Station where a rocket apparatus is keptʺ. The high cliffs along this sector of coastline prevented passing vessels from catching sight of either Trevose Head to the East or the Longships to the West; and so numbers of them, unable to ascertain their position, were lost, particularly on the groups of A NON-PROFIT HISTORICAL & EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY U.S. Lighthouse Society ~ Lighthouses of the United Kingdom sunken and exposed rocks near Pendeen Watch. Trinity House became increasingly concerned about this state of affairs as the nineteenth century drew to its close, and decided to erect a lighthouse and fog signal at Pendeen. Designs for the building were prepared by Sir Thomas Matthews, the Trinity House Engineer, their construction being undertaken by Arthur Carkeek, of Redruth, with Messrs. Chance, of Birmingham supplying the lantern. The buildings occupy a large area and before work could begin the cap of the Point had to be removed and the whole headland flattened, which necessitated the building of a huge retaining wall on the seaward side. -
Penwith Statement 2 February 1998
CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY NATIONAL PARKS AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1949 COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1968 WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 REVISED STATEMENT PENWITH DISTRICT Parish of GWINEAR-GWITHIAN Relevant date for the purposes of this revised Definitive Statement: 2nd February 1998 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NO. LOCATION AVERAGE MIN WIDTH WIDTH _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 FP from road west of Barripper to Coswinsawsin Lane 3'0" 2 FP from road south west of Carnhell Green to BR 49 at Cathebedron 3'0" 3 FP from Shaft Downs to BR 49 3'0" 4 FP from road south of Halancoose to B3280 3'0" 5 FP from BR 49 south of Drewollas to FP 6 3'0" 6 FP from BR 49 north east of Gwinear Downs to FP 5 2'6" 7 FP from road south of Deveral to BW 52 west of Calloose - 8 FP from south of Taskus to Parish Boundary 2'6" 9 FP from BR 54 at Trenerth to BW 52 at Calloose Caravan Park 2'0" 1.0m 10 FP from Tregotha to Parish Boundary and Hayle FP 44 - 11 FP from south of Gwinear to Deverell Road west of Henvor 2'6" 12 FP from BR 49 at Drewollas to Reawla Lane (Wall) 2'6" 13 FP from Gwinear to road north of Relistien 3'0" 14 FP from Rosewarne to Lanyon Gate 3'0" 15 FP from Lanyon Gate to road north of Carnhell Green - 16 FP and BR from Gwinear via Lanyon Farm to former Gwinear Road Station 3'0" 1.5m 17 FP from Higher Trevaskis (BR16) to lane west of Trevaskis 2'6" 18 FP from BR 16 north of Lanyon to south of Trenowin 2'6" 19 FP from Gwinear to Polkinghorne 2'6" 20 FP from Gwinear via Trungle to Parish Boundary at Angarrack 3'0" Parish of GWINEAR-GWITHIAN Relevant Date 2nd February 1998 - Sheet 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NO. -
St Just-In-Penwith Area Guide
Situated just beside the North Road at the Pendeen end, Wheal Hearle comprises two engine houses which were home to a ten inch winding engine and a thirty inch pumping engine. It was in production from about 1855 and, at its peak, employed just over one hundred men , women and boys. The mine appears to have been short lived with little reported after 1865. ST JUST 5TH EDITION IN PENWITH AREA GUIDE 2 This Guide is published by St Just-in-Penwith Town Council and thanks are given to the many people within our community, not mentioned below, who have contributed to it. All information contained within the guide is believed to be correct at time of printing but we are in a living community and things may change! Photography : Dave Smith, Phil Wilkins, Dave Stevens Articles submitted by : Adam Sharpe, Cheryl Straffen, Mary-Ann Bloomfield, Nick Smith, Craig Weatherhill, John Harry, Andrew Burt, Chris Gonninan, Terry Owen Additional text by Elaine Baker and Dave Stevens ST JUST-IN-PENWITH TOWN COUNCIL Council Offices, 1 Chapel Street, St Just, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 7LS Telephone : 01736 788412 FIFTH EDITION 3 Contents Welcome 4 A Thriving Community 5 Arts and Crafts in the St Just area 9 Plen-an-Gwary 10 St Just Feast 12 Lafrowda Festival 14 Old Cornwall Society 16 Around the Coast 17 A view into the past 22 World Heritage Site 26 St Just Mining District 29 Geevor Tin Mine 35 Balleswidden and the Clay Works 36 Ancient Sites in and around St Just and Pendeen 37 Circular Walks and Maps 41 St Just Parish Church 45 Pendeen Church 47 Preaching Houses and Chapels 48 St Just Methodist Church 49 The return of the Chough 50 A rich sporting heritage 51 Place names of St Just / Henwyn Plasow Plu Ust 54 Information 55 4 ST JUST IN PENWITH AREA GUIDE Welcome Situated within the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, Area of Outstanding A warm welcome Natural Beauty, and adjacent to one of only two natural capes in the country, to this unique St Just-in-Penwith is the most westerly town in Britain and well worth a visit. -
West Penwith
WEST PENWITH Within West Penwith, at the tip of Cornwall, there are geological exposures and examples of Devonian volcanism, granite emplacement, contact metamorphism, metasomatism, mineralization, both endo and exo- granitic, recent Quaternary geologic activity and past exploitation of mineral resources. The area has the famous St Just-Pendeen orefield on the north- western contact of the Land’s End granite. Porth Chapel Porth Chapel beach Sheeted veins Within a short distance along the exposure in the cliff at Porth Chapel beach can be seen in microcosm elements of the intrusion, mineralization and faulting history of West Penwith. The exposure illustrates at least two phases of granite intrusion with enclaves or xenoliths, granitic dyke intrusion, early sheeted vein mineralization tourmalinization and wall rock alteration, later copper mineralization and faulting. Copper mineralization Faulting Granitic dyke Nanjizal Nanjizal Cove looking northwest Geological exposures in the cove clearly illustrate that the granite was intruded as a series of sub horizontal sheets. The cove is cut by a fault, some 4m wide, which seawards forms a sea-cave and the granite has been altered by kaolinization. On the cliffs above is a small ancient open mine working for tin in a narrow tourmaline and quartz structure. Granite sheet Granite Sheet Fault Sennen to Portheras Cove The Tribbens Sennen Cove shore platform Enclave Enclave The area between Sennen and Land’s End on a shore platform known as the Tibbens has an excellent exposure of coarse-grained granite with xenoliths or enclaves. Enclaves or xenoliths are fragments of other rocks incorporated into the magma when being intruded. -
Ancient Sites of West Penwith from the Map of the Ancient Sites and Alignments of West Penwith 9Th October 2015
Ancient Sites of West Penwith From the Map of the Ancient Sites and Alignments of West Penwith 9th October 2015. www.ancientpenwith.org STONE CIRCLES Boleigh -5.590485 50.064483 Stone circle (missing). Possibly seven stones. SW 43142444. 50.064481N 5.5905247W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=423062 Stone circle. SW 4122 2736. 50.089857N 5.619272W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/229/boscawenun.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boscawen-Un BOSCAWEN-UN -5.619292 50.089841 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22 http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/englandboscawen.htm http://www.cornishancientsites.com/Boscawen- un%20circle.pdf Bosiliack -5.58334 50.133124 Bosiliack, destroyed stone circle. SW440320 50.132710193048N 5.583597772401W www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=689 Botallack -5.686852 50.139079 Stone circles, destroyed. SW36693311. 50° 8' 19.87" N 5° 41' 7.82" W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10317/botallack.html Higher Trevorian -5.6120931 50.0802572 Destroyed stone circle (marked on old OS maps). SW 4168 2626. 50.080184N 5.612112W www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=23419 Unique holed stone, with menhirs and stones - formerly a stone circle. SW 4264 3493. 50.158134N 5.605106W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=142600&y=035000 http://www.megalithics.com/england/menantol/mentmain.htm MEN AN TOL -5.604428 50.158561 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/236/menantol.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AAn-an-Tol http://www.saintsandstones.net/stones- menantol-journey.htm Stone circle. SW43262458. 50.065789N 5.588945W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=143200&y=024600 MERRY MAIDENS -5.588726 50.065139 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/307/merry_maidens.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Maidens http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422900 Boskednan Stone circle.