Carnmenellis, Upland and Upland Fringe
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
This landlocked Character Area, relatively small and circular in shape, is based on the Carnmenellis granite, one of the series of granite intrusions running through Cornwall. Located in the west of Cornwall, it has a mild climate, although the hills are exposed and wind-swept. The urban areas of Camborne and Redruth lie to the north, Falmouth and Penryn to the east and Helston to the south-west. Of the Character Area, 3% is classed as urban, 70% is farmland and 5% is woodland; 0.3% of the area lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Some 2,062ha of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site falls within the Carnmenellis NCA, covering 14% of the area.
- Report Number:
- 159/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
