Cape Cornwall
Cape Cornwall
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Headland of Cape Cornwall | |
Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SW371315 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENZANCE |
Postcode district | TR19 7 |
Dialling code | 01736 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Cape Cornwall (Cornish: Kilgoodh, meaning "goose back")[1] is a small headland in West Cornwall, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Land's End near the town of St Just.[2] Until the first Ordnance Survey in the early 19th-century, Cape Cornwall was believed to be the most westerly point in Cornwall.[3]
Most of the headland is owned by the
Etymology
The name Cape Cornwall appeared first on a maritime chart around the year 1600. The original Cornish name, Kilgoodh Ust, dates back to 1580. In English it translates to "goose-back at St Just", a reference to the shape of the cape.[4] Later versions of the name dropped the 'Ust'.[1] An alternative name, Pen Kernow, is a recent translation back to Cornish of the English.
A cape is the point of land where two bodies of water meet. Cape Cornwall is one of only two capes in the United Kingdom, the other being Cape Wrath in North West Scotland.[5]
Early history
Pottery found in
19th-century to present
In 1987, the mine site was purchased by the
References
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- ^ Weatherhill, C. (2007) Cornish Place Names and Language. Ammanford: Sigma Press.
- ^ "Cape Cornwall. Just up the coast from Lands End, one of only two Capes in the United Kingdom". Cornwall by Cornishlight. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Trust remembers Heinz gesture". Business Cornwall. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Cape Cornwall". National Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2023.