St Agnes Beacon Pits

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St Agnes Beacon Pits is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall, covering 0.08 km². It is one of 148 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

For more of the same, Godrevy Head to St Agnes and Cameron Quarry are close by. For arrivals by rail, Redruth Station is about 8.9 km to the south.

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