What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Hingston Down, visible from Kit Hill in Cornwall, rises to approximately 418 meters and is part of the Penwith Hills, formed from Devonian slate and granite. It holds historical significance as a site of ancient tin mining and is associated with local legends of hidden treasure and prehistoric settlements.
Places near here
Old Milestone south of MonkscrossMonument or public art · 143 yd
Old Milestone by the A390, Hingston DownMonument or public art · 549 yd
Kit Hill viewpointMountain or hill · 1094 yd
Kit HillMountain / peak · 1110 yd
Kithill CastleListed building · 1194 yd
South Kithill MineRuins · 1218 yd
KIt Hill QuarryVisitor information · 1238 yd
Battle of Hingston DownMajor battlefield · 1.4 mi
Wood piles at LuckettForest or wood · 1.4 mi
Sylvia's MeadowNature reserve · 1.7 mi
South West Coast PathWalking route · 2.7 mi
Willow sculpture in the Mother Orchard at CothelePublic sculpture · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Crispin Purdye · CC BY-SA 2.0