Penwith Moors

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Penwith Moors is an extensive area of wild, granite upland in far west Cornwall, England, noted for its prehistoric monuments, rugged landscapes, and rich archaeological heritage.

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Penwith Moors canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite moorland
landscape in Cornwall
upland area
administrativeArea Cornwall Council area
characteristic rugged landscape
wild scenery
climate oceanic climate
contains Carn Galver NERFINISHED
Chûn Castle NERFINISHED
Chûn Quoit NERFINISHED
Lanyon Quoit NERFINISHED
Mên Scryfa NERFINISHED
Mên-an-Tol NERFINISHED
Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) NERFINISHED
Tregeseal East stone circle NERFINISHED
Trencrom Hill NERFINISHED
Zennor Hill NERFINISHED
ancient trackways
disused mine workings
prehistoric field systems
country England
ecoregion Atlantic heathland
geology granite
hasLandUseHistory medieval farming
post-medieval mining
prehistoric farming
highestPointApproxElevation about 250 metres above sea level
knownFor ancient field systems
archaeological heritage
chambered tombs
hillforts
prehistoric monuments
standing stones
stone circles
locatedIn Cornwall NERFINISHED
Penwith Peninsula NERFINISHED
southwest England
surface form: South West England

United Kingdom
near Penzance NERFINISHED
St Ives NERFINISHED
St Just in Penwith NERFINISHED
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Celtic Sea NERFINISHED
partOf Cornish granite batholith NERFINISHED
prehistoricPeriodRepresented Bronze Age
Iron Age
Neolithic
terrain moorland
upland
vegetation gorse
heather
rough grassland

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Penwith Peninsula contains Penwith Moors