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156. West Penwith
• Exposed windswept granite plateau in the north, with boulder strewn slopes.
• Extensive treeless heathland and granite moorland.
• There is an ancient pattern of often tiny, irregular fields enclosed by Cornish hedges, scattered farmsteads and hamlets.
• An especially high concentration of prehistoric monuments of international significance.
• Dispersed settlement pattern of hamlets and farmsteads with villages of mainly recent industrial origin.
• Coastal valleys, spectacular sea cliffs and sandy coves.
• Intensive horticulture, particularly for early vegetable production in the south and east.
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