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Watch Croft

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Location
  
West Penwith, England

Elevation
  
252 m

Listing
  
Marilyn

OS grid
  
SW420357

Prominence
  
225 m

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Topo map
  
OS Landranger 203, Explorer 102

Similar
  
Hensbarrow Beacon, Carnmenellis, Carn Kenidjack, Chapel Carn Brea, Brown Willy

Watch Croft (Cornish: Carnonbigh) is a prominent hill, 252 metres (827 ft) high overlooking the north coast of the county of Cornwall, England. 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.

Map of Watch Croft, Penzance, UK

Watch Croft is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the St Just Mining District World Heritage Site, 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.

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Watch Croft Wikipedia