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{{Short description|Headland in Cornwall, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Cape Cornwall and Porth Ledden.jpg | static_image_caption = Headland of Cape Cornwall looking towards Porth Ledden | coordinates = {{coord|50.127|-5.706|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Cape Cornwall | cornish_name = Kilgoodh | population = | population_ref = | unitary_england= [[Cornwall Council|Cornwall]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Cornwall]] | metropolitan_borough = | metropolitan_county = | region = South West England | constituency_westminster = [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives]] | post_town = PENZANCE | postcode_district = TR19 7 | postcode_area = TR | dial_code = 01736 | os_grid_reference = SW371315 }} '''Cape Cornwall''' ({{langx|kw|'''Kilgoodh'''}}, meaning "goose back")<ref name=Akademi>{{cite web |url=https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/content/cape-cornwall |website=Akademi Kernewek |title=Cape Cornwall}}</ref> is a small headland in West [[Cornwall]], England. It is {{convert|4|miles}} north of [[Land's End]] near the town of [[St Just in Penwith|St Just]].<ref name="Ordnance">Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23148-7}}</ref> Until the first [[Ordnance Survey]] in the early 19th-century, Cape Cornwall was believed to be the most westerly point in Cornwall.<ref name ="Joseph">Joseph, Peter. 2006. ''Cape Cornwall Mine. British Mining No. 79.'' Sheffield: Northern Mine Research Society; p. 111. {{ISBN|978-0-901450-60-9}}.</ref> Most of the headland is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]. [[National Coastwatch Institution|National Coastwatch]] has a look-out on the seaward side. The only tourist infrastructure at present is a car park (owned by the National Trust), public toilets, and a refreshments counter during the summer. [[The Brisons]], two offshore rocks, are located approximately {{convert|1|mile|abbr=on}} southwest of Cape Cornwall. They mark the starting line of the annual swimming race ending at [[Priest Cove]].<ref name="Ordnance"/><ref name ="Joseph"/> ==Etymology== The name Cape Cornwall appeared first on a maritime chart around the year 1600. The original Cornish name, ''Kilgoodh Ust,'' dates back to 1580. In English it translates to "goose-back at St Just", a reference to the shape of the cape.<ref>[[Craig Weatherhill|Weatherhill, C.]] (2007) ''Cornish Place Names and Language''. Ammanford: Sigma Press.</ref> Later versions of the name dropped the 'Ust'.<ref name=Akademi></ref> An alternative name, ''Pen Kernow,'' is a recent translation back to Cornish of the English. A cape is the point of land where two bodies of water meet. Cape Cornwall is one of only two capes in the United Kingdom, the other being [[Cape Wrath]] in North West Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Cornwall. Just up the coast from Lands End, one of only two Capes in the United Kingdom. |url=http://www.cornishlight.co.uk/cape-cornwall.htm |publisher=Cornwall by Cornishlight |accessdate=28 October 2020}}</ref> ==Early history== [[File:Cape Cornwall (Judithili) edit.jpg|thumb|180px|Heinz Monument (the 1864 chimney of the former [[Cape Cornwall Mine]] visible in the centre) commemorates the purchase of Cape Cornwall for the nation by [[H. J. Heinz Company]]. The ruins of St. Helen's Oratory can be seen on the left, with the two offshore rocks called [[The Brisons]] in the distance.]] Pottery found in [[cists]] on the Cape have been dated to the Late [[Bronze Age]]. The presence of another cliff castle nearby (Kenidjack) may indicate that the area was important in the [[Iron Age]]. On the landward side of the Cape is the remains of the medieval [[St Helen's Oratory]], which replaced a 6th-century church. A [[baptismal font|font]] now installed in the porch of St Just church may be from this building.<ref name ="Joseph"/> ==19th-century to present== [[Cape Cornwall Mine]], a [[Tin mining|tin mine]] on the cape, was operated intermittently between 1838 and 1883. The mine's 1864 chimney near the peak of the cape was retained as an aid to navigation. In the early 20th-century, the former [[ore dressing]] floors were for a time converted for use as greenhouses and wineries. In 1987, the mine site was purchased by the [[H. J. Heinz Company]] of the United States (and British plants) and donated to the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://businesscornwall.co.uk/news-by-industry/charity/2017/05/trust-remembers-heinz-gesture/ |website=Business Cornwall |title=Trust remembers Heinz gesture |date=2017-05-25 |access-date=2023-04-16}}</ref> The remains of Cape Cornwall Mine are designated as part of the [[Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cape-cornwall |website=National Trust |title=Cape Cornwall |access-date=2023-04-16}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Cape Cornwall from air.jpg File:Cape Cornwall Golf Club.png|Cape Cornwall Golf Club File:Cape Cornwall 2.jpg </gallery> ==References== {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://archive.today/20121220134920/http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search?search=Cape+Cornwall Cape Cornwall at DMOZ] {{Headlands of Cornwall}} [[Category:National Trust properties in Cornwall]] [[Category:Headlands of Cornwall]] [[Category:Penwith]] [[Category:St Just in Penwith]]
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