Kenidjack Castle and Porth Ledden
by Terri Waters
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Kenidjack Castle and Porth Ledden
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Terri Waters
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This is the view to the north of Cape Cornwall, one of my favourites.
Porthledden is a westerly facing rocky beach to the north of Cape Cornwall.
It stretches for over 300m to the mouth of the wonderful Kenidjack Valley with its wealth of historic mining remains.
The huge masonry pit at the lower end of the valley, right by the sea, was built from enormous chunks of granite in order to accommodate a fifty-two foot waterwheel for Kenidjack's largest mine, Wheal Call (Great Wheel).
It was the second largest mine in the whole of Britain at the time, with a sixty-five foot diameter, from which the last men were discharged in 1896.
Looking over the beach are the remains of Kenidjack Castle, an Iron-Age promotory fort.
All that can be seen of the fort today is a triple-ditched defence line, although the castle site offers stunning views across to Cape Cornwall and down into the Kenidjack Valley.
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July 26th, 2014
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