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 2

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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
Chûn Castle
Chûn Quoit
Lanyon Quoit
Mên Scryfa
Mên-an-Tol
Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan)
Tregeseal East stone circle
Trencrom Hill
Zennor Hill
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
Penwith Peninsula
South West England
linked to: southwest England

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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penwith Peninsula contains Penwith Moors
West Penwith contains Penwith Moors