Photo: Perran Tremewan
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Chapter 11
An Uncommon Place
Reflect on a landscape through the eyes of those who have lived it, those who have penned its story and those who still shape its cultural identity.
Thousands of Years of Letting the Cows Get Out
Hear from the farmers working in harmony with the historic landscape of the Tin Coast.
From exploring the Cornish hedgerows that date back 4,000 years to discovering how we can learn from the past to ensure the future of British farming, step into a world where local produce continues to sit at the core of community and place.
❝ This is a really good example of the prehistoric, fossilised landscape that we have here in West Penwith - one of the oldest continuously farmed landscapes in Europe.
Quite often you get these higgldy-piggldy clusters of small fields and people don't often realise but they're probably upwards of 4,000 years old. ❞
A short film created in conversation with mother and daughter farming duo Lisa & Ursula, and Penwith Landscape Partnership‘s resident Archaeologist Laura, at Higher Keigwin Farm
More Stories from the Tin Coast...
Photo: Perran Tremewan
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Chapter 12
Wild Skies
Embrace the wild skies of the west, where stormy weather battering the isolated outpost of the Cape Cornwall National Coastwatch station is just another day in the office.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
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Chapter 3
A Remarkable People
Uncover the secrets behind the remarkable people that have pioneered their own future on the Tin Coast.
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Chapter 4
A Thriving Future
Hear from the young voices fighting to protect Cornwall’s wild future.
Photo: Bethany Brown
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Chapter 6
Crib or Croust? Here We Say Mossel
From farmer to fisherman, explore the Tin Coast through the power of words and culture.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
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Chapter 8
An Astonishing History
A landscape once simultaneously ravaged by nature and industry, discover how the unique mining history of the Tin Coast has shaped the community that thrives here today.
Photo: Perran Tremewan
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Chapter 7
Deep in Time, Land and Spirit
Discover our rich cultural heritage which is so So SO much more than old buildings, we have an entire human history written into our landscape.
Photo: Bethany Brown
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Chapter 10
Where Sea and Sky Collide
A place where people are born to and drawn to, find out why this coast has become home to artists, makers and more.
Photo: Soundview Media
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Chapter 9
Stored With Moth and Rust Destroy
Immerse yourself in the traditions created by the people who shaped the landscape long ago, and find out how those very traditions are being brought back to life today.
Tin Coast landscape, perfect for exploring on foot
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Chapter 2
Go to Nature, Connect to Your Senses
Discover a thriving world you never knew existed, right at your feet.
