Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Carn Towan, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carn Towan map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carn Towan, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Carn Towan |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.082245 |
| Longitude | -5.689544 |
| Place Type | Village |
Carn Towan endures as a rugged outpost where the Atlantic winds sculpt the gorse and granite of the Cornish peninsula. It lies 2.9 miles south of St Just (from St Just: bearing 188°T, OS grid SW 361 267), and is situated north-east of Sennen Cove village. The salt-crusted air here carries a sharp clarity, illuminating the low-lying hills that roll toward the sea. To the north, the golden sands of Gwynver beach offer a quiet respite, their pale expanse shifting beneath the moods of a relentless sky. Carn Towan occupies a landscape defined by the ancient, weathered stone of the far west, where the earth feels thin and the horizon holds a heavy, oceanic gravity. A short walk southward brings one to the verdant expanse of Escalls Green, a patch of land that retains a stillness despite the proximity of the crashing tide. This corner of England resists the softening touch of modern artifice, preferring the honest, unyielding grit of its own coastal geography.
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Explore Carn Towan, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.082245, -5.689544. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |