Wheal Owles, Pendeen

Name: Wheal Owles
Address: Pendeen, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Pendeen

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Wheal Owles was a tin mine in the parish of St Just in Cornwall, UK and the site of a disaster in 1893 when twenty miners lost their lives. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. The mine is within the Aire Point to Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South West Coast Path passes along the cliff. ()

Coordinates: 50°8'3"N, 5°41'16"W

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Pendeen United Kingdom

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Wheal Owles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Cot Valley, Botallack Mine, Ballowall Barrow.

1.2 miN
Mine, Historical place, Museum
Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Pendeen
32 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.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Cot Valley, St. Just in Penwith
34 min walk • Cot Valley is located half-a-mile south of St Just in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a very mild microclimate. The stream which runs down the valley discharges into the Atlantic Ocean at Nanven.
0.4 miN
Archaeological site
Botallack Mine, St. Just in Penwith
12 min walk • The Botallack Mine is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, England, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
1 miSW
Prehistoric site
Ballowall Barrow, St. Just in Penwith
26 min walk • Ballowall Barrow is a prehistoric funerary cairn which Ashbee and Hencken state contains several phases of use from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. It is situated on the cliff top at Ballowall Common, near St Just in Cornwall, England, UK. It is also known as Carn Gluze Barrow.
0.8 miSE
Church
St Just in Penwith Parish Church, St. Just in Penwith
20 min walk • St Just in Penwith Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK.
0.7 miSE
Amphitheatre
Plen-an-gwary, St. Just in Penwith
19 min walk • A plen-an-gwarry or plain-an-gwary, is a "playing-place" or round, a medieval amphitheatre found in Cornwall. A circular outdoor space used for plays, sports, and public events, the plen-an-gwary was a Cornish variant of a construction style found across Great Britain.
1.3 miNE
Mine, Museum
Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen
34 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.
1.3 miSW
Beach
Porth Nanven, St. Just in Penwith
34 min walk • Porth Nanven is a beach in the far west of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located half-a-mile west of the town of St Just. The beach is at the seaward end of the Cot Valley and is part of the Aire Point To Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Kenidjack Valley, St. Just in Penwith
19 min walk • Kenidjack Valley, sometimes referred to as Nancherrow Valley, is a steep-sided valley in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Tregeseal River flows down the valley and discharges into the Atlantic a few hundred yards north of Cape Cornwall 50.130°N 5.703°W, half-a-mile north-east of the village of St Just.
1 miSW
Harbor
Priest Cove, St. Just in Penwith
27 min walk • Priest Cove or Priest's Cove is a small cove one mile west of St Just, Cornwall, UK. The name is from the Cornish Porth Ust, the port or cove of St Just, which was shortened to Por’ Ust.
0.8 miSE
Church
Sancreed Parish Church, St. Just in Penwith
20 min walk • Sancreed Parish Church is the parish church of Sancreed, Cornwall, England, UK. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Truro. Sancreed Parish church lies at the heart of the village and is dedicated to St Sancredus.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wheal Owles?

Nearby attractions include Botallack Mine, St. Just in Penwith (12 min walk), Crown Mines, Pendeen (17 min walk), Kenidjack Valley, St. Just in Penwith (19 min walk), Plen-an-gwary, St. Just in Penwith (19 min walk).

How to get to Wheal Owles by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wheal Owles:

Bus

St Just (20 min walk)
St Just Terminus • Lines: 8 (20 min walk)