Cornwall National Landscape
Designated coastal areas and a moorland in southwesternmost county of England
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Cornwall National Landscape is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was formerly known as, and is still legally designated as, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the National Landscape branding adopted in November 2023.[1]
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| Location | Cornwall, England |
| Established | 1959 |
| Website | www |
The National Landscape covers 958 square kilometres (370 sq mi), or about 27% of the total area of the county. It comprises 12 separate sections, of which 11 cover stretches of coastline and one Bodmin Moor, which together are treated as a single National Landscape.
It was designated in 1959 for special landscape protection, and under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Cornwall Council is required to produce a 5-year management plan, and authorities must have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing natural beauty when discharging any function affecting land within the National Landscape.
Designation
The sections were designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 in 1959, except for the Camel estuary which was added in 1981.[2] The list of designated sections is:[3]
- Hartland (Morwenstow and Kilkhampton)
- Pentire Point to Widemouth
- Camel Estuary
- Trevose Head to Stepper Point (Bedruthan to Padstow)
- St Agnes
- Godrevy to Portreath
- West Penwith
- South Coast—Western (Lizard and Marazion to Helford River)
- South Coast—Central (Mylor and the Roseland to Porthpean)
- South Coast—Eastern (Par Sands to Looe)
- Rame Head
- Bodmin Moor
There are two other National Landscapes in Cornwall, Tamar Valley National Landscape (which straddles the county boundary with Devon) and the Isles of Scilly.
Management
Cornwall National Landscape is managed by a partnership of 21 organisations, including:
- Cornwall Agri-food Council
- Cornwall Association of Local Councils
- Cornwall Council
- Cornwall Heritage Trust
- Cornwall Rural Community Charity
- Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Project (CoaST)
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust
- Country Land and Business Association
- ERCCIS (Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly)
- Historic England
- Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)
- King Harry Ferry
- National Farmers Union
- National Trust
- Natural England
- Rural Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Partnership (RCP)
- University of Exeter in Cornwall
- VisitCornwall
- Volunteer Cornwall
- Westcountry Rivers Trust
The partnership meets twice a year to identify the prioritisation of action and the implementation of the plan. The partnership also has an advisory role, providing advice to Cornwall Council and other organisations on matters such as planning and project development. The partnership is supported by a team of officers, the Cornwall AONB Unit, who exist to administer the partnership, undertake delivery, access resources, influence, enable and support partner organisations in the delivery of the management plan.
The first management plan was adopted by the members of the partnership in July 2004.[4][failed verification] The latest Cornwall AONB Management Plan, 2022-27, was adopted by Cornwall Council and the members of the partnership in May 2022.[5]
Principal summits
| Hill | Elevation | Prominence | Grid reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Willy | 420 m (1378 ft) | 322 m | SX158800 |
| Rough Tor | 400 m (1312 ft) | 86 m | SX145807 |
| Kilmar Tor | 396 m (1299 ft) | 118 m | SX252748 |
| Stowe's Hill | 381 m (1250 ft) | 78 m | SX257724 |
| Langstone Downs | 380 m (1247 ft) | 33 m | SX255738 |
| The Beacon | 369 m (1211 ft) | 92 m | SX196792 |
| Tolborough Tor | 348 m (1142 ft) | 42 m | SX175778 |
| Newel Tor | 346 m (1135 ft) | 62 m | SX236741 |
| Bray Down | 346 m (1135 ft) | 56 m | SX188821 |
| Buttern Hill | 346 m (1135 ft) | 48 m | SX174816 |
| Brown Gelly | 342 m (1122 ft) | 74 m | SX195727 |
| Garrow Tor | 331.2 m (1087 ft) | 56.6 m | SX145785 |
| Ridge | 331 m (1086 ft) | 44 m | SX242777 |
| Hawk's Tor (east) | 329 m (1079 ft) | 37 m | SX253763 |
| Leskernick Hill | 329 m (1079 ft) | 35 m | SX183803 |
| Fox Tor | 323 m (1060 ft) | 35 m | SX226785 |
| Butter's Tor | 316 m (1037 ft) | 34 m | SX154783 |
| Louden Hill | 315 m (1033 ft) | 32 m | SX137803 |
| Condolden Barrow | 307.5 m (1009 ft) | 48.5 m | SX090871 |
| Hawk's Tor (west) | 307 m (1007 ft) | 60 m | SX141755 |
| Brockabarrow Common | 306 m (1004 ft) | 31 m | SX160747 |
| Alex Tor | 291 m (955 ft) | 30 m | SX118787 |
| Berry Down | 283 m (928 ft) | 37 m | SX196690 |
| Carburrow Tor | 280 m (919 ft) | 41 m | SX155708 |
| Notter Tor | 279 m (915 ft) | 42 m | SX271737 |
| Temple Tor | 275.3 m (903 ft) | 34.5 m | SX140736 |
| Great Care Hill | 272.7 m (895 ft) | 31.8 m | SX141712 |
| Tresparrett Down | 263 m (863 ft) | 65 m | SX134932 |
| Watch Croft | 252.9 m (830 ft) | 227.2 m | SW420357 |
| Trendrine Hill | 247 m (810 ft) | 63 m | SW478387 |
| Rosewall Hill | 227 m (745 ft) | 68 m | SW487391 |
| Boswens Common | 225.4 m (740 ft) | 44 m | SW401325 |
| Bartinney Downs | 224 m (735 ft) | 50 m | SW394293 |
| Mulfra Hill | 221 m (725 ft) | 33 m | SW450354 |
| Trink Hill | 212 m (696 ft) | 58 m | SW504371 |
| Carn Brea | 199 m (653 ft) | 31 m | SW385280 |
| St Agnes Beacon | 192 m (630 ft) | 85 m | SW710502 |
| Trencrom Hill | 176 m (577 ft) | 46 m | SW518362 |
| Tregole Hill | 156 m (512 ft) | 30 m | SX194974 |
| Pencarrow Head | 137 m (449 ft) | 66 m | SX152510 |
| Castle Dore Hill | 127.1 m (417 ft) | 39.5 m | SX103555 |
| Maker Heights | 123 m (404 ft) | 54 m | SX436515 |
| Rame Hill | 122 m (400 ft) | 38 m | SX432495 |
| Golant Down | 119 m (390 ft) | 35 m | SX118544 |
| Dodman Point | 114 m (374 ft) | 39 m | SX002394 |
| Goonhilly Down | 114 m (374 ft) | 54 m | SW725212 |
| Roskruge Beacon | 113 m (371 ft) | 37 m | SW779231 |
| Crousa Common | 111.5 m (366 ft) | 30.8 m | SW771208 |
| Lobb's Shop Hill | 108.7 m (357 ft) | 41 m | SX029491 |
| Penhalt Cliff | 103 m (338 ft) | 31 m | SS188004 |
| Castle Point | 103 m (338 ft) | 31 m | SX145976 |
| Parnall's Hill | 97.9 m (321 ft) | 32 m | SW963415 |
| Trebollack Hill | 96 m (315 ft) | 32 m | SW887438 |
| Treveor Hill | 94 m (308 ft) | 34 m | SW873442 |
| Carlyon Hill | 90 m (295 ft) | 35 m | SW957753 |
| Tolverne Hill | 88 m (289 ft) | 44 m | SW851397 |
| The Island | 86 m (282 ft) | 59.1 m | SX049890 |
| Mount Cundy | 86 m (282 ft) | 43 m | SW857423 |
| Porth Kea Hill | 85 m (279 ft) | 31 m | SW830417 |
| Windmill Hill | 82 m (269 ft) | 31 m | SW850353 |
| Long Island | 81.6 m (268 ft) | 81.6 m | SX073905 |
| Curgurrell Hill | 79 m (259 ft) | 32 m | SW886378 |
| Crugmeer Hill | 78 m (256 ft) | 32 m | SW902763 |
| Lye Rock | 76 m (249 ft) | 64 m | SX063897 |
| Cant Hill | 75.6 m (248 ft) | 34.8 m | SW948744 |
| Bohortha Hill | 75 m (246 ft) | 59 m | SW861326 |
| Tregew Hill | 74.8 m (245 ft) | 30.6 m | SW807349 |
| Trevose Head | 74 m (243 ft) | 55 m | SW852764 |
| Drake's Downs | 67.8 m (222 ft) | 33.7 m | SW850312 |
| Trewince Hill | 67.1 m (220 ft) | 31 m | SW864337 |
| Trelease Hill | 66 m (217 ft) | 34 m | SW844409 |
| Cape Cornwall | 64 m (210 ft) | 33 m | SW350318 |
| St Michael's Mount | 61 m (200 ft) | 61 m | SW514298 |
| Gull Rock (Boscastle) | 60 m (197 ft) | 60 m | SX117933 |
| Woodbury Hill | 58 m (190 ft) | 35 m | SW846421 |
| Carnewas Island | 51 m (167 ft) | 36 m | SW846689 |
| The Mouls | 50 m (164 ft) | 50 m | SW938815 |
| Gull Rock (Lizard) | 48.7 m (160 ft) | 48.7 m | SW682130 |
| Gull Rock (Trebarwith) | 48.4 m (159 ft) | 48.4 m | SX038864 |
| The Vro | 46.3 m (152 ft) | 41 m | SW663175 |
| Short Island | 46 m (151 ft) | 46 m | SX076908 |
| Middle Merope Island | 44.1 m (145 ft) | 44.1 m | SW894771 |
| Pen a Grader East | 42.5 m (139 ft) | 37.8 m | SW733529 |
| Ardevora Veor | 41 m (135 ft) | 34 m | SW875410 |
| Grower Rock | 40 m (131 ft) | 40 m | SX083908 |
| Lion Rock | 39.6 m (130 ft) | 38.2 m | SW687129 |
| Newland | 39 m (128 ft) | 39 m | SW914811 |
| Higher Merope Island | 39 m (128 ft) | 39 m | SW895772 |
| Hells Mouth Stack | 38.5 m (126 ft) | 38.5 m | SW603430 |
| Diggory's Island | 38 m (125 ft) | 38 m | SW847701 |
| Samaritan Island | 38 m (125 ft) | 38 m | SW848697 |
| Lower Merope Island | 37.5 m (123 ft) | 35.1 m | SW894770 |
| Crane Island | 37.2 m (122 ft) | 37.2 m | SW633441 |
| Gull Rock (Veryan) | 37 m (121 ft) | 37 m | SW927368 |
| Hanover Cove Stack | 37 m (121 ft) | 37 m | SW737532 |
| Porthmoina Island | 37 m (121 ft) | 35 m | SW415368 |
| Meachard | 36.7 m (120 ft) | 36.7 m | SX089916 |
| Samphire Island | 36.2 m (119 ft) | 36.2 m | SW638447 |
| Pendarves Island | 36.1 m (118 ft) | 34.2 m | SW847693 |
| The Sisters South | 35.8 m (117 ft) | 35.8 m | SX060899 |
| The Sisters North | 33.4 m (110 ft) | 33.4 m | SX060900 |
| The Brisons | 33 m (108 ft) | 33 m | SW340311 |
| Mullion Island | 32.6 m (107 ft) | 32.6 m | SW659175 |
| Sevensouls Rock | 32 m (105 ft) | 32 m | SW934812 |
| Bosistow Island | 31.8 m (104 ft) | 31.8 m | SW356231 |
| Gulland Rock | 30 m (98 ft) | 30 m | SW878789 |