Peatland restoration in the South West has been scaled up hugely over the past 5 years. Working in partnership has enabled holistic monitoring, palaeoecological research, planning and implementing larger and more complex...
James Richards
The key landscape characteristic of this section is a high coastal plateau of carboniferous sandstones and slates known as the Culm Measures. The cliffs are sheer; reaching 140m in some places and are intensely folded and faulted. The sea has sculpted a striking wave-cut platform, which at low tide reveals a rock stratum of folded and faulted ridges. These shores are punctuated occasionally by sandy coves and beaches at the mouths of stream valleys, notably at the aptly named Sandymouth.
Section 01 of the Cornwall National Landscape features an unusual Motte and Bailey Castle at Kilkhampton, likely built during the period known as the Anarchy.
Scheduled Monuments in Section 01
The Monumental Improvement project will ensure that 38 Scheduled Monuments in the Cornwall National Landscape will be better identified, supported and enjoyed by a wide range of communities and visitors.
Perched high on a hill, Kilkhampton Castle (also known as Penstowe Castle) has watched over the land since its construction during the turbulent 1100’s.
