Pendeen Vau, Pendeen

Name: Pendeen Vau
Address: Pendeen, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Pendeen

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Pendeen Vau is a fogou on the Cornish coast of England, near the village of Pendeen. It is situated at Pendeen farm, once the home of the renowned historian William Borlase about half a mile from Pendeen Lighthouse. As the fogou is on private land, it is only accessible by asking permission at Pendeen Manor farm. ()

Coordinates: 50°9'43"N, 5°39'53"W

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Pendeen United Kingdom

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Pendeen Vau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Pendeen Lighthouse, Geevor Tin Mine, St Bridget's Church.

1.1 miSW
Mine, Historical place, Museum
Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Pendeen
30 min walk • Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's only Cornish beam engine still operated by steam on its original site.
~1950 ftNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Pendeen Lighthouse, Pendeen
10 min walk • Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall, England.
0.9 miSW
Mine, Museum
Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen
22 min walk • Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, United Kingdom, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin.
1.2 miE
Church
St Bridget's Church, Pendeen
30 min walk • St Bridget's Church, Morvah is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro located in Morvah, Cornwall, UK. It was licensed for divine service by the Bishop of Exeter on 22 September 1400.
1.5 miSE
Memorial
Chûn Quoit, Pendeen
39 min walk • Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah. Standing on a ridge, near the much later constructed Chûn Castle hill fort, it overlooks heather moorland and the open sea.
1 miSE
50°9'21"N • 5°38'43"W
Yew Tree Gallery, Pendeen
25 min walk • Museum