Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ruan Lanihorne 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.
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| Place | Ruan Lanihorne |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.241001 |
| Longitude | -4.954036 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ruan Lanihorne commands a quiet ridge overlooking the silted reaches of a tidal creek. It lies 4.6 miles east-south-east of Truro (from Truro: bearing 110°T, OS grid SW 894 420), and is situated north-west of Veryan village. Salt-laden air travels inland from the coast, lingering over the Ruan River where the water pulls away to reveal expansive, mud-slicked banks at low tide. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality that softens the sharp edges of the stone cottages and stone walls. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises toward the wooded expanse of Trewarthenick, where the trees create a dark, cooling canopy against the intensity of the summer sun. Ruan Lanihorne retains the remnants of a medieval castle, though little remains of the structure save for the earthworks that hold the memory of a fortified presence. The landscape is defined by this interplay between the heavy, dark clay of the valley floor and the open, rolling fields that characterise this corner of the Roseland Peninsula. Each evening, the shadow of the valley lengthens, drawing a veil of indigo across the fields and grounding Ruan Lanihorne in a profound and watchful silence.
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Explore Ruan Lanihorne, 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: 50.241001, -4.954036. 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. |