Visit Kelynack Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kelynack

  

Kelynack Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kelynack

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Kelynack history

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Kelynack Board School (grid reference SW375294) was opened on 2 June 1880 with accommodation for one hundred children. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book where it was listed as Chelenoc, and as the Tithing of Keynack in the Assize Rolls of 1284. In November 1882 a government inspector reported that the ″scholars are very neat and well-conducted”

Toponymy

The name means holly grove. First recorded in the Domesday Book as Chelenoc, then Kelkennek, Kellenyek, Kellenick, Kalynack and Killenick.

Kelynack geography / climate

Kelynack is on the Penwith peninsula approximately four miles north north-east of Land’s End and one mile (1.6 km) south of St Just. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road, and is the last settlement before the road joins A30. Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation with same status and protection as a National Park.

You can visit Kelynack places with Walkfo Kelynack to hear history at Kelynack’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kelynack has 39 places to visit in our interactive Kelynack map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kelynack, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kelynack places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kelynack & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 39 audio facts unique to Kelynack places in an interactive Kelynack map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kelynack Places Map
39 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Kelynack historic spots	Kelynack tourist destinations	Kelynack plaques	Kelynack geographic features
Walkfo Kelynack tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kelynack

  

Best Kelynack places to visit

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Kelynack has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kelynack’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kelynack’s information audio spots:

Brane Barrow Brane Barrow is a Neolithic entrance grave located near the hamlet of Brane, Cornwall, England, UK. It is considered to be one of the smallest and best preserved burial monuments in Britain.

Caer Bran Caer Bran Hill Fort is an archaeological site near Sancreed and Carn Euny Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall.

Lower Bostraze and Leswidden SSSI Lower Bostraze And Leswidden SSSI is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is located on the Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, England, a little to the east of St Just, approximately 8 km west of Penzance.

Tregeseal East stone circle Tregeseal East (Cornish: Meyn an Dons, meaning “Stones of the Dance”; grid reference SW386323) is a heavily restored prehistoric stone circle. It is one surviving circle of three that once stood aligned along an east–west axis on the hillside to the south of Carn Kenidjack.

St Just in Penwith Parish Church St Just in Penwith Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England. It is located in St Just Penwith, Cornwall, UK.

St Just in Penwith St Just (Cornish: Lan(n)ust), known as St Just in Penwith, is a town and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. The town of St Just is the most westerly town in mainland Britain and is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance.

Wheal Owles Wheal Owles was a tin mine in the parish of St Just in Cornwall, UK and the site of a disaster in 1893 when twenty miners lost their lives. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

Cape Cornwall Mine Cape Cornwall Mine was a tin mine on Cape Cornwall, a cape at the western tip of Cornwall, England. It operated intermittently between 1838 and 1883, after which it closed permanently and the engine house was demolished. The mine’s 1864 chimney near the peak of the cape was retained as an aid to navigation.

Botallack Mine The Botallack Mine is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. The mine is within the Aire Point to Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest. The South West Coast Path passes along the cliff.

Brisons The Brisons (Cornish: Enys Vordardh, meaning breaker island) is a twin-peaked islet in the Celtic Sea situated 1 mile (1.6 km) offshore from Cape Cornwall in Cornwall.

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