Watch Croft (Cornish: Carnonbigh) is a prominent hill, 252 metres (827 ft) high[2] overlooking the north coast of Cornwall, UK.[3] Its prominence of 225 metres qualifies it as a Marilyn, one of only five in Cornwall. The others are Brown Willy (420 m), Kit Hill (334 m), Hensbarrow Beacon (312 m) and Carnmenellis (252 m). It is the highest point in West Penwith.[4]
| Watch Croft | |
|---|---|
 Remote cottage at the Garden Mine on the west flank of Watch Croft. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 225 m (738 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 50°9′52.13″N 5°36′42.11″W / 50.1644806°N 5.6116972°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | West Penwith, Cornwall |
| OS grid | SW420357 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 203, Explorer 102 |
Watch Croft is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the St Just Mining District World Heritage Site,[4] on the White Downs in the Cornish region of West Penwith, 7 kilometres WNW of Penzance, about 7½ kilometres northeast of St. Just and about a kilometre from the north Cornish coastline. The summit is a rock tor. There are views across Mount's Bay to the Lizard, south to Ding Dong Mine and north to Pendeen Watch.[5]
References
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- ^ a b Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF). Relative Hills of Britain. p. 166. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ The Database of British and Irish Hills gives the height as 253 m and prominence as 226 m.
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map series, No. 109
- ^ a b Watch Croft/Trevean at www.savepenwithmoors.com. Accessed on 2 Sep 2013
- ^ Watch Croft at www.oliverscornwall.co.uk. Accessed on 2 Sep 2013