Dartmoor & Exmoor
Carrancarrow Hill
335M
1099FT
About Carrancarrow Hill
Rising prominently above the clay country near Trewoon, this artificial peak offers a stark, industrial perspective on the Cornish landscape. As a substantial Tump formed from mining spoil, the ascent provides a unique vantage point over the massive terraced excavations of the Blackpool Pit and the distant south coast.
Key Statistics
Rank
86th Highest in Region
Parent Range
England
Prominence
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56m
Nearest Town
Trewoon
Geology
The ground beneath you is solid granite, created when molten rock cooled deep underground. This sturdy foundation is part of the St Austell Intrusion.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SW992559
Latitude
50.3687°N
Longitude
4.8250°W
Did You Know?
- •This is one of Cornwall's iconic 'Sky Tips,' a massive spoil heap formed from the waste sand and rock of the china clay industry that has since become a permanent landmark.
- •The name likely derives from the Cornish 'karn', meaning a rock pile or tor, and 'karow', meaning a stag, suggesting the landscape looked very different before the onset of large-scale mining.
- •The summit offers an unparalleled view of the turquoise-tinted settling ponds and deep excavations of the St Austell clay district, with the Gribbin Head daymark visible on the horizon to the southeast.
- •Most hillwalkers worry about erosion, but at Carrancarrow, the hill’s very existence is proof that someone, at some point, was perhaps a little too enthusiastic with a shovel.