Tag Archives: Cornwall

A Walk Around Pentewan – A Village that Once Shipped A Third Of Cornwall’s China Clay

Posted on August 26, 2023 by devongeography

Pentewan is a small village on the south Cornwall coast, just 4 miles from St Austell and 2 miles from Mevagissey. Its harbour dates back to Medieval times when it was primarily a fishing community with some quarrying, tin streaming, … Continue reading →

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Folding at Sandy Mouth Cove, North Cornwall

Posted on July 16, 2023 by devongeography

Sandy Mouth Cove is located just three miles north of the Cornish seaside resort of Bude. It is part of an SSSI that runs from Duckpool to Furzey Cove, and is owned by the National Trust. This is the most … Continue reading →

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Chevron Folds at Millook Haven

Posted on July 12, 2023 by devongeography

One very special but not often visited location on the North Cornwall coast is Millook Haven. Just four miles north of Crackington Haven, this geological treasure boasts the most dramatic example of chevron folding in the whole of the United … Continue reading →

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Romancing the Geology at Crackington Haven

Posted on July 4, 2023 by devongeography

The North Cornwall coastline is important geologically, and the specific set of rocks found at Crackington Haven has given its name to the Crackington Formation, turbidite beds of dark blue-grey mudstones and grey sandstones and siltstones deposited in the Carboniferous … Continue reading →

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Portreath – A Guided Walk To Investigate Beach Geography and Industrial History

Posted on January 27, 2022 by devongeography

Portreath (which means ‘sandy cove’) is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage Site, and is located 3 miles to the north west of the town of Redruth. Tin streaming was recorded here from 1602, and the … Continue reading →

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Walking the Moho at Coverack

Posted on September 19, 2020 by devongeography

Coverack is a small fishing village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. The sand and pebble beach is one of the few places in the world where it is possible to see a fossil ‘Moho’ – the boundary between the … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Botallack Mine on the Tin Coast

Posted on September 9, 2019 by devongeography

Botallack is a key location on the ‘Tin Coast’, part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Much of the landscape of this area was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result … Continue reading →

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New Research Reveals Geology Will Always Defy Total Brexit

Posted on December 11, 2018 by devongeography

As we move closer and closer towards Brexit, recent research has revealed that there is part of Britain that will remain forever connected to Europe whatever the result of the political negotiations. Geologists from the University of Plymouth have analysed … Continue reading →

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Have You Seen The Man Engine?

Posted on August 2, 2016 by devongeography

This wonderful piece of mobile mechanical art called the ‘Man Engine’ is currently doing the rounds in Cornwall. It was commissioned by the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site as a tribute to the international impact of Cornish mining and a … Continue reading →

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