Pink Moor
Downs, Moorland in Cornwall
England
Pink Moor
Pink Moor, Cornwall is a picturesque area located in the southwest of England. It is a part of the Downs, Moorland region, known for its stunning natural beauty and diverse ecosystem. The moorland is characterized by its rolling hills, vast open spaces, and heathland vegetation.
One of the most striking features of Pink Moor is its unique pink-colored soil, which gives the area its name. The soil gets its distinctive hue from the high iron content found in the region. This creates a visually appealing landscape, especially during sunrise and sunset when the colors are enhanced.
The moorland is home to a variety of flora and fauna, making it a haven for nature enthusiasts. Visitors can spot rare species of birds, such as the stonechat and the Dartford warbler, as well as numerous butterflies and other insects. The moorland also supports a diverse range of plants, including heather, gorse, and bilberry.
The area is perfect for hiking and walking, with a network of well-marked trails that offer stunning views of the surrounding countryside. It is also popular among birdwatchers, photographers, and nature lovers who can appreciate the tranquility and serenity of the moorland.
Pink Moor is located in close proximity to other attractions in Cornwall, such as the coastal towns of Newquay and St Ives, making it an ideal destination for day trips or longer stays. Visitors to Pink Moor can expect a peaceful retreat surrounded by natural beauty and the opportunity to explore a unique and captivating landscape.
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Pink Moor Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 50.242323/-5.1886676 or Grid Reference SW7242. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
Paddock at Scorrier
A few horses were enjoying the hint of sunshine as we passed on the train. This photo was taken from the 1158 Penzance to London Paddington train, having left Redruth at 1231.
Hawkes Shaft Pumping Engine House
Seen across the fields , quite a large engine house and stack.
The Engine House at "Hawkes Shaft"
This was the pumping engine house at "Killifreth Tin Mine" with the tallest stack in Cornwall.
St. Day: the post office
The post office, in Fore Street, retains a traditional looking frontage and unlike many these days is not part of a general village store. There has been a post office in St. Day since 1830.
St. Day: postbox № TR16 62, Fore Street
The off-centre positioning of the collection plate is a giveaway that this postbox was designed for a post office frontage - and that is indeed the case, within the window of SW7242 : St. Day: the post office.
Old Railway Track
Sections of the track of the Redruth and Chacewater Railway. The track was not laid on wooden sleepers, but rather on granite "chairs" set in the ground. In this shot there are actually two generations of track. Nearer the camera the track is the original style, from when the wagons were horse-drawn. Further from the camera the track is of a heavier cross section, installed when steam locomotives replaced horses.
The Shute
The Shute, on the eponymous Shute Hill, flows non-stop regardless of the level of rainfall. Reputedly it has never been known to dry up. The water is believed to originate from ground water under the mass of Carn Marth, to the west, and is potable. People still come to fill containers from it. In days gone by villagers from Carharrack would come here not just to collect water but also to do the weekly wash. Old photographs show the shute looking just the same as it does now.
Farmland on the lower slopes of Carn Marth
Looking broadly towards Lanner, though Lanner itself is hidden in the valley.
Farmland on the lower slopes of Carn Marth
Looking broadly north east, towards United Downs and the site of the former refuse tip. The white sheds in the distance, near the skyline, are on the United Downs industrial estate. The light coloured field is the site of the former tip, now being grassed over. The house slightly right of middle was once a barn.
Pink Moor is located at Grid Ref: SW7242 (Lat: 50.242323, Lng: -5.1886676)
Unitary Authority: Cornwall
Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 50.242323,-5.1886676Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: TR16 66D
Royal Cypher: VR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102356
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2438892/-5.1864443
Bus Stop
Laburnum Cottage
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800FWZ38516
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Vogue Hill
Naptan Crossing: Pink Moors
Naptan Indicator: E-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: corapdgw
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: CBORNE
Naptan Street: Vogue Hill
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 50.2380064/-5.1905984
Post Office
St Day Post Office
Addr Postcode: TR16 5JU
Addr Street: Fore Street
Branch: St Day
Brand: Post Office
Brand Wikidata: Q1783168
Check Date: 2020-02-20
Contact Website: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/3385558/st-day
Ref Pol Id: 13257
Source Addr: receipt
Lat/Long: 50.2387023/-5.185743
Barrier: stile
Foot: yes
Material: stone
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 50.2413393/-5.1913529
St Day
Name Br: Sen Day
Name Kw: Sen Day
Place: village
Source Name Br: proper translation
Wikidata: Q2625154
Wikipedia: en:St Day
Lat/Long: 50.2392986/-5.1848837
Vogue
Is In County: Cornwall
Place: hamlet
Source: OS_OpenData_StreetView
Wikidata: Q7939417
Lat/Long: 50.238601/-5.1909558
Londis
Addr City: St Day
Addr Country: GB
Addr Postcode: TR16 5JU
Addr Street: Fore Street
Alt Name: St Day Convenience Store
Brand: Londis
Brand Wikidata: Q21008564
Fhrs Id: 439144
Shop: convenience
Source: survey
Source Addr: fhrs
Source Alt Name: fhrs
Lat/Long: 50.2387342/-5.1855396
Pub
St Day Inn
Addr Postcode: TR16 5JU
Addr Street: Fore Street
Fhrs Id: 486906
Source Addr: fhrs
Lat/Long: 50.238888/-5.1855449
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 17:15; Sa 11:30
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: TR16 62
Royal Cypher: GR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102273
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2387391/-5.1856999
Barrier: cycle_barrier
Bicycle: yes
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 50.2392324/-5.1855511
Barrier: cycle_barrier
Bicycle: yes
Foot: yes
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2383339/-5.1861292
Barrier: stile
Foot: yes
Material: stone
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 50.241383/-5.1911094
Carew Road S/S No 4128
Note: Grid Ref? [on sign] SW 72894239
Operator: South Western Electricity PLC
Power: substation
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2382407/-5.1861109
Waste Basket
Source: survey
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 50.2400642/-5.183845
B C Braddon
Addr Housenumber: 17
Addr Postcode: TR16 5LH
Addr Street: Scorrier Street
Fhrs Id: 492678
Shop: butcher
Source: survey; bing; gps
Source Addr: fhrs
Lat/Long: 50.2396262/-5.1844943
Doctors
Branch Surgery St Day
Addr Housenumber: 17
Addr Street: Scorrier Street
Healthcare: doctor
Source: knowledge
Lat/Long: 50.2396238/-5.1845602
Waste Basket
Source: survey
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 50.240492/-5.1843561
Waste Basket
Source: survey
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 50.2405131/-5.1879878
Chapel Street St Day 41/0589
Operator: South Western Electricity PLC
Power: substation
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2403217/-5.1876499
Commnity Notices
Board Type: notice
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2389923/-5.1848148
10 Site of Trinity Chapel
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Source Name: plaque; knowledge
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2387637/-5.1865655
11 Former Wesleyan Chapel
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2392435/-5.1875849
12 Former Downing's School
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2398393/-5.188251
13 Former Girls' School
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2383098/-5.1862202
4 Site of "Market Inn"
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2389842/-5.1841815
5 The Manor Workshop
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2394202/-5.1854014
6 Former Chemist Shop
Fixme: position unclear/approximate
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2390454/-5.1846883
7 The Old Post Office
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2389652/-5.1847025
8 Carew House
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2387742/-5.1853703
9 Site of the Mediæval Cross
Information: route_marker
Source: survey
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.2388065/-5.185801
Material: wood
Power: pole
Source: survey; bing
Lat/Long: 50.2420224/-5.1845678
Cedric House
Building: house
Source Name: survey
Lat/Long: 50.238728/-5.1883302
Restormel
Building: house
Source Name: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2387013/-5.1884417
Bus Stop
Post Office
Bench: no
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800COA15608
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Post Office
Naptan Indicator: W-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: corgjgdp
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Source: survey;naptan
Lat/Long: 50.2387486/-5.1856528
Williams Shaft
Description: 15m, Wheal Gorland, Plugged March 1997 by Kerrier District Council, Shaft Reference No. 031/021, 5 mtrs to the south
Historic: mine_shaft
Source: survey;gps
Lat/Long: 50.2402131/-5.1881051
Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF BILLY CAMPBELL SADLY MISSED
Source: gps; survey
Lat/Long: 50.239077/-5.1882123
Addr Housename: Vogue House
Source Addr: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2384807/-5.1896907
Addr Housename: Community Cottage
Building: house
Source: gps
Source Addr: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2385965/-5.1864186
Addr Housenumber: 1
Addr Street: Vogue Hill
Building: house
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2383014/-5.1893228
Addr Housenumber: 10
Addr Street: Vogue Hill
Building: house
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2386136/-5.1885384
Addr Housename: Tresidders
Source Addr: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2381122/-5.1862026
Addr Housename: Amber House
Addr Street: Fore Street
Source Addr: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2388485/-5.1843793
Addr Housenumber: 1
Addr Street: Church Street
Source Addr: survey
Lat/Long: 50.2388005/-5.1843115
Addr Housename: St Day Inn Flat
Addr Street: Fore Street
Lat/Long: 50.2388088/-5.1856729
Material: wood
Power: pole
Source: survey; bing
Lat/Long: 50.2418923/-5.181702
Material: wood
Power: pole
Source: survey; bing
Lat/Long: 50.2419208/-5.1826816
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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