Grid reference SW7352
near to Trevellas, Cornwall, England
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Green Island
Green island is the big rock in the middle. Newdowns Head is the place in the centre background.
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Capped mine shaft
There are a number of these capped mine shafts in the area.
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Kayaks on the coast
Calm conditions ideal for novices.
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Capped Shaft
One of the many mine shafts along the coastal footpath.
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Pen a Grader
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Entrance to Perranporth Airfield
This airfield was built in World War II as a military airfield. It is now a civilian airfield and used mainly by private light aircraft. There is unfortunately little to see from this entrance.
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G-SCOL landing at Perranporth Airfield
After a successful parachute drop, G-SCOL lands back at Perranporth Airfield a few minutes after myself
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Disused mine workings
There is much evidence of tin mining in the area. Here is a disused mine shaft, now capped with a metal cone to prevent animals and people from coming to grief. Beyond is the impressive coastline leading towards Cligga Head.
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Cornish Coastline
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Perranporth Airfield
Formerly a military airfield, it is now used by light aircraft and a gliding club.
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"Bat Hat" by the South West Coast Path
A welded steel mesh cone protecting an otherwise open mine shaft. Its design is to allow the passage in and out of the shaft by the many bats that live in it.
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Pen a Grader
One of the many impressive headlands along this section of coast, where the rocks change rapidly to give lots of different colours.
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