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Porthmeor Cornwall Map

Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West

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Place	Porthmeor
Traditional County	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.178546
Longitude	-5.598518
Place Type	Other Settlement

About Porthmeor

Porthmeor emerges from the rugged granite spine of West Penwith as a quiet gathering of stone dwellings amidst the wild, gorse-flecked moorland. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-west of Penzance (from Penzance: bearing 328°T, OS grid SW 431 371), and is situated north-north-west of Madron village. The Atlantic wind scours the slopes here, carrying a salt-heavy clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of the ancient landscape against an expansive, shifting sky. Just a short distance to the west, the weathered stone skeletons of the Bosigran Smelting Works stand as silent witnesses to a time when earth and fire were forced into industry. Porthmeor keeps company with the ghosts of earlier inhabitants, as evidenced by the courtyard house settlement nearby, where the low walls offer a tactile connection to the domestic lives of the Iron Age. The ground beneath one’s boots feels firm and ancient, marked by the slow, deliberate movements of livestock that have grazed these hills for centuries. Sunlight glints off the outcrops of Carn Galver, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the heather as the afternoon wanes. Porthmeor endures in this high, exposed terrain, anchored by the enduring weight of history and the relentless, bracing breath of the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bosigran Smelting Works (Historic Ruins) — 0.1 mi, 270° W
Courtyard House Settlement With Enclosure And Fogou 235M South East Of Porthmeor Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 112° ESE · 1 ha
Two Entrance Graves And Two Bowl Barrows 670M Sse Of Treen Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 096° E
Chambered Barrow Sse Of Treen (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 092° E
Bosporthennis Sacred Well (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 136° SE
Little Galver (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 170° S
Carn Galver Mine (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 234° SW
Watch Croft (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 212° SSW
Mên Scryfa (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 192° SSW
Aire Point To Carrick Du Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 178° S · 598 ha
Engine House (Ding Dong Mine) (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 155° SSE
Mulfra Quoit (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 129° SE
Try Valley (Valley) — 1.8 mi, 121° ESE
West Penwith Moors And Downs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 159° SSE · 30k acres
Yew Tree Gallery (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 233° SW
Lidden (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 220° SW
Treveal Cove viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 044° NE
South Lidden (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 225° SW
Hard Rock Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 242° WSW
Trengwainton (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.9 mi, 166° SSE · 65 ha
Geevor Tin Mine (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 242° WSW
Boscathnoe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 158° SSE
Rosemorran Stream (River) — 4.0 mi, 130° SE
Trevaylor Stream (River) — 4.0 mi, 138° SE
Levant Mine and Beam Engine (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 245° WSW
Penrose Gardens (Park) — 4.7 mi, 143° SE
Bird watching house (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 177° S
Savoy Cinema (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 147° SSE
Princess Royal Gardens (Park) — 5.0 mi, 155° SSE
The Leach Pottery (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 067° ENE

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